2023 Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 9 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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/)

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University of California - Davis
Davis, California

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s soil sciences degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of California - Davis supports 39,074 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Soil Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 2 masters’s soil sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Soil Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oregon State Veteran Student Life Report