2023 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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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 Curriculum for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Curriculum & Instruction is the 55th most popular major in the country with 19,832 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, curriculum and instruction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $50,993 and had an average of $28,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,106 curriculum and instruction graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,472 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in curriculum and instruction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality curriculum and instruction programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the curriculum and instruction program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate”.
Top 7 Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle, 1,283 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Seattle 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.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 31,142 students enrolled at University of Nevada - Las Vegas, 1,594 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,370. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,127 of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. In addition to receiving other benefits, 100 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Portland State University 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Portland State University]](/colleges/portland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #4 spot on the list. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s curriculum degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,493. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full University of Nevada - Reno Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #5 spot on the list. USFCA is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USFCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 10,068 students enrolled at University of San Francisco, 6 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 $19,232. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of San Francisco 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 San Francisco]](/colleges/university-of-san-francisco/student-life/veterans/)
University of the Pacific came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate ranking. University of the Pacific is a medium-sized school located in Stockton, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s curriculum degrees in 2020-2021.
Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 6,263 students enrolled at Pacific, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,238. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 full report on veteran student life at Pacific]](/colleges/university-of-the-pacific/student-life/veterans/)
Chapman University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Curriculum for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Orange, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s curriculum students in 2020-2021.
Chapman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Curriculum & Instruction Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 9,761 students enrolled at Chapman, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full Chapman Veteran Student Life Report
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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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