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 Physics Teacher Education for a Master’s list. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 masters’s physics teacher education degrees to qualified students.
WGU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physics Education Master’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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships 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%.
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