2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s
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Degrees Awarded
$71,735
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Business/Commerce is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general business/commerce graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,399 and had an average of $26,389 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 6,263 general business/commerce graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,927 and $31,043 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general business/commerce. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general business/commerce programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general business/commerce program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying general business.
Top 8 Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 37 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola Marymount also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Loyola Marymount University supports 9,686 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,741. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gonzaga University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 65 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
Gonzaga did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Gonzaga University supports 7,295 students, and 270 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 231 are 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Gonzaga University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s list. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Hawaii Pacific University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Hawaii Pacific University supports 4,243 students, and 992 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 829 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,333. To help with additional expenses, 307 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hawaii Pacific 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%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Oregon University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in La Grande, Oregon, and it awarded 24 masters’s general business degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at EOU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, EOU supports 2,853 students, and 172 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 85 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,887. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Oregon University]](/colleges/eastern-oregon-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s list. Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SPU also made our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 3,601 students enrolled at SPU, 187 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 121 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,763. During this same period, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Biola University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s list. Biola is located in La Mirada, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s general business degrees to qualified students.
Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 5,815 students enrolled at Biola University, 148 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 112 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,579. On top of their other funding sources, 38 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Azusa Pacific University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s ranking. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
Azusa Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 58 of the 9,006 students enrolled at Azusa Pacific were GI Bill® students, of which 44 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,529. 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 Azusa Pacific University]](/colleges/azusa-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
Marymount California University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Business for a Master’s ranking. Rancho Palos Verdes, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general business degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 582 students enrolled at MCU, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,435. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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