2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 110,226 teacher education grade specific students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, teacher education grade specific graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,970 and had an average of $24,228 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 15,782 teacher education grade specific graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,719 and $23,331 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teacher education grade specific. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great teacher education grade specific programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher education grade specific program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The grade specific ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate”.
Top 4 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
UNLV also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 31,142 students enrolled at UNLV, 1,594 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,370. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNLV offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNLV]](/colleges/university-of-nevada-las-vegas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Oregon State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Oregon State supports 32,312 students, and 1,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. During this same period, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon State 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Oregon State Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s grade specific ed students in 2020-2021.
UC Davis also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Davis]](/colleges/university-of-california-davis/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Grade Specific Ed for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #4 spot on the list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s grade specific ed degrees in 2020-2021.
USFCA also made our “Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 6 of the 10,068 students enrolled at USFCA were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,232. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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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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