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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 Social Science Teacher Education for a Master’s list. Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WGU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 147,866 students enrolled at Western Governors University, 8,828 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,681. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WGU]](/colleges/western-governors-university/student-life/veterans/)
