2023 Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for East Asian for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s East Asian degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying east asian list, USC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern California 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full University of Southern California Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for East Asian for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s East Asian degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle also made our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UW Seattle Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for East Asian for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 8 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

UH Manoa also took the #5 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 18,025 students enrolled at University of Hawaii at Manoa, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were 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. 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%.

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for East Asian for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, San Francisco State University supports 27,349 students, and 950 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 536 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,581. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 SFSU Veteran Student Life Report

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for East Asian for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 4 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

Portland State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University, 1,127 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,835. To help with additional expenses, 100 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Portland State University 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%.

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

University of Oregon landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for East Asian for a Master’s ranking. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.

UO also made our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, University of Oregon 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 25 students qualified for 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%.

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