2023 Best Other Special Education & Teaching Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
42
Degrees Awarded
$34,500
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Other Special Ed” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,227 people earned their degree in other special education and teaching, making the major the 418th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 42 other special education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Special Ed” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other special education and teaching. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other special education and teaching programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other special education and teaching program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Other Special Ed” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Special Ed
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Special Ed”.
Top 2 Best Other Special Education & Teaching Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Special Ed that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Fresno Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 10 ’s other special education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 3,995 students enrolled at Fresno Pacific University, 147 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,982. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fresno Pacific University offers 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 Fresno Pacific]](/colleges/fresno-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Special Ed list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Forest Grove, Oregon. It awarded 27 ’s other special education and teaching degrees in 2020-2021.
Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 155 of the 3,808 students enrolled at Pacific University were GI Bill® students, of which 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,055. To help with additional expenses, 45 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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