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

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Organizational Leadership for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Organizational Leadership is the 57th most popular major in the country with 15,171 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,145 organizational leadership graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Organizational Leadership for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in organizational leadership. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality organizational leadership programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the organizational leadership program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Organizational Leadership for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Organizational Leadership for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

Gonzaga University
Spokane, Washington

270 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$14,276 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Organizational Leadership for a Doctorate. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Spokane, Washington. It awarded 12 doctorate’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gonzaga, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 7,295 students enrolled at Gonzaga University, 270 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 231 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,276. In addition to receiving other benefits, 73 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 92%, 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%.

Read More…

2

Alliant International University
San Diego, California

2 GI Bill® Students**

#4 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alliant International University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Organizational Leadership for a Doctorate. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s organizational leadership degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alliant, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Alliant International University supports 3,429 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,477. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Alliant International University does offer 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Alliant]](/colleges/alliant-international-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Organizational Leadership Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.