2023 Best Labor Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Labor Studies” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Labor Studies is the 938th most popular major in the country with 171 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 44 labor studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Labor Studies” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in labor studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality labor studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the labor studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Labor Studies” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Labor Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Labor Studies”.

Top 2 Best Labor Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

7 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$8,071 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Labor Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s labor studies degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of California - Los Angeles supports 44,589 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,071. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 96%.

Full UCLA Veteran Student Life Report

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

950 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,581 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Labor Studies list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 12 ’s labor studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 27,349 students enrolled at San Francisco State University, 950 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 536 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,581. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy.