2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s

1

Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Washington University is a fairly large school located in Bellingham, Washington that handed out 11 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

WWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, WWU supports 15,197 students, and 622 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,933. To help with additional expenses, 7 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%.

Full Western Washington University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 10 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,559 of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Full Oregon State University Veteran Student Life Report

3

City University of Seattle
Seattle, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend City University of Seattle. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Adult and Continuing Ed for a Master’s. City University of Seattle is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 10 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2020-2021.

CityU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 240 of the 2,052 students enrolled at City University of Seattle were GI Bill® students, of which 183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,534. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. City University of 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read More…