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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

27 Ranked Colleges
3,326 Degrees Awarded
$29,340 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the 30th most popular major in the country with 16,243 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,881 and had an average of $22,102 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,458 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,874 and $18,723 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,326 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 25 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 236 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Seattle offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 74 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Hawaii at Manoa supports 18,025 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,153. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hawaii at Manoa does offer 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%.

Full UH Manoa Veteran Student Life Report

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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Loyola Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Loyola Marymount also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #14.Of the 9,686 students enrolled at Loyola Marymount University, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,741. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Loyola Marymount]](/colleges/loyola-marymount-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 415 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UCLA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UCLA Veteran Student Life Report

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

Out of the 27 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students in 2020-2021.

SDSU also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #9.According to our most recent data, SDSU supports 36,334 students, and 1,433 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 853 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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 89%. 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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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 15,953 students enrolled at Stanford, 188 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. In addition to receiving other benefits, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Stanford University Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - San Diego did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD, 112 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full University of California - San Diego Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - Long Beach landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 140 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

CSULB also took the #12 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, California State University - Long Beach supports 40,069 students, and 822 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 310 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,845. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University - Long Beach]](/colleges/california-state-university-long-beach/student-life/veterans/)

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

San Francisco State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 110 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 950 of the 27,349 students enrolled at San Francisco State University were GI Bill® students, of which 536 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,581. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 San Francisco State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Portland State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Portland State University also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #19.According to our most recent data, Portland State University supports 23,640 students, and 1,127 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. In addition to receiving other benefits, 100 students received scholarships through 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Portland State University]](/colleges/portland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of California - Irvine ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 86 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies list, UC Irvine has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,620. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #12, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UCSB also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6.Among the 26,179 students enrolled at UCSB, 286 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,510. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 228 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies list, UC Davis has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC Davis supports 39,074 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Full University of California - Davis Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - Northridge landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 210 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 40,381 students enrolled at California State University - Northridge, 680 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 336 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,745. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Northridge offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 California State University - Northridge Veteran Student Life Report

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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 166 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC Santa Cruz supports 19,161 students, and 273 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,631. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of California - Santa Cruz Veteran Student Life Report

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University of California - Riverside came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of California - Riverside is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 57 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UCR also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #17.Of the 26,434 students enrolled at UCR, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,182. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full UCR Veteran Student Life Report

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

University of San Francisco ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies list, USFCA has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 10,068 students enrolled at University of San Francisco, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of San Francisco offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 USFCA Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - Sacramento came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.

Sac State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Sac State supports 32,293 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,555. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Sac State]](/colleges/california-state-university-sacramento/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Western Washington University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Bellingham, Washington. It awarded 24 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies list, WWU has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 15,197 students enrolled at WWU, 622 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full WWU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Oregon is a large public school situated in Eugene, Oregon. It awarded 65 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UO also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #15.According to our most recent data, UO supports 21,752 students, and 582 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 314 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. On top of their other funding sources, 25 students received scholarships 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 University of Oregon Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - Fullerton came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.

Cal State Fullerton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 42,051 students enrolled at California State University - Fullerton, 748 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 342 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,729. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Fullerton 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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California State University - Chico ranked #22 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Chico State also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #24.Among the 16,746 students enrolled at California State University - Chico, 354 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,098. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Chico 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Chico State]](/colleges/california-state-university-chico/student-life/veterans/)

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

Of the 30,014 students enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cal Poly Pomona offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Veteran Student Life Report

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

Humboldt State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Humboldt State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Humboldt State University supports 6,612 students, and 177 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,772. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, California

With a ranking of #25, Sonoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Rohnert Park, California, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2020-2021.

SSU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 8,018 students enrolled at SSU, 145 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,268. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

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