2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s list. Located in Pomona, California, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s architecture students in 2020-2021.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 34 of the 30,014 students enrolled at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 38 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 21,752 students enrolled at UO, 582 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,688. On top of their other funding sources, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UO does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full UO Veteran Student Life Report

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 19 masters’s architecture degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying architecture list, Portland State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,127 of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. During this same period, 100 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Portland State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full Portland State University Veteran Student Life Report

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Architecture for a Master’s list. San Luis Obispo, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 268 of the 22,440 students enrolled at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo were GI Bill® students, of which 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,027. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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