You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Governors University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Earth Science Teacher Education for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s earth science teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
WGU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 147,866 students enrolled at Western Governors University, 8,828 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,681. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Governors 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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