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2023 Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

11 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 10,249 people earned their degree in neurosciences, making the major the 81st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 944 neurosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in neurosciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent neurosciences 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 neurosciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying neurosciences.

Top 11 Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying neurosciences list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UCLA Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s neurosciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying neurosciences list, UW Seattle has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Washington - Seattle Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Seattle Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s neurosciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UC Irvine Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 14 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 112 of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of California - San Diego Veteran Student Life Report

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

Washington State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Neurosciences 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 Wazzu were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,702. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wazzu offers credit for military training for eligible 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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Stanford University
Stanford, California

With a ranking of #7, Stanford University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s neurosciences degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stanford University supports 15,953 students, and 188 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 118 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. To help with additional expenses, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Stanford University]](/colleges/stanford-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of California - Davis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 39,074 students enrolled at University of California - Davis, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate ranking. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UCR also took the #10 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 26,434 students enrolled at UCR, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,182. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCR 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 3 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR, 669 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,493. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNR 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nevada - Reno]](/colleges/university-of-nevada-reno/student-life/veterans/)

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Oregon Health & Science University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Neurosciences for a Doctorate list. Oregon Health & Science University is a small public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 9 doctorate’s neurosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Neurosciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 3,035 students enrolled at Oregon Health & Science University, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $29,426. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at OHSU]](/colleges/oregon-health-and-science-university/student-life/veterans/)

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