Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Food & Nutrition for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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