2023 Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical Nutrition for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,013 people earned their degree in clinical nutrition/nutritionist, making the major the 428th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 218 clinical nutrition/nutritionist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical Nutrition for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in clinical nutrition/nutritionist. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical nutrition/nutritionist programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the clinical nutrition/nutritionist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical Nutrition for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical Nutrition for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical Nutrition for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Western States landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Western States is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 139 masters’s clinical nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Western States Chiropractic College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Western States supports 1,195 students, and 47 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 34 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,134. During this same period, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical Nutrition for a Master’s. Located in Loma Linda, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s clinical nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Loma Linda University also made our “Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Loma Linda University supports 4,468 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 National University of Natural Medicine. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Clinical Nutrition for a Master’s. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 50 masters’s clinical nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
NUNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 485 students enrolled at NUNM, 15 are 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 $16,311. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 NUNM]](/colleges/national-college-of-natural-medicine/student-life/veterans/)
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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.