2023 Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Finance for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 57,778 people earned their degree in finance and financial management, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, finance and financial management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,475 and had an average of $24,463 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,290 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,330 and $22,516 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 finance and financial management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Finance for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in finance and financial management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality finance and financial management programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the finance and financial management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Finance for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Finance for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree vets studying finance.
Top 2 Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego Miramar College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Finance for an Associate list. San Diego Miramar College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
San Diego Miramar College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, San Diego Miramar College supports 13,408 students, and 661 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 483 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $405. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Finance for an Associate. Located in Glendale, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s finance students in 2020-2021.
GCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Finance & Financial Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 61 of the 12,973 students enrolled at GCC were GI Bill® students, of which 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,199. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. GCC 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 GCC]](/colleges/glendale-community-college-glendale-ca/student-life/veterans/)
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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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