2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking.
Soil Sciences is the 292nd most popular major in the country with 406 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, soil sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,848 and had an average of $20,406 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 23 soil sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in soil sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent soil sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the soil sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate”.
Top 4 Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 31,159 students enrolled at Washington State University were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,702. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Wazzu Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s soil sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, UH Manoa supports 18,025 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Hawaii at Manoa]](/colleges/university-of-hawaii-at-manoa/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Davis]](/colleges/university-of-california-davis/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 2 doctorate’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Oregon State University Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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