2023 Best Nursing Practice Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
36
Degrees Awarded
$27,600
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Nursing Practice for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Nursing Practice is the 105th most popular major in the country with 7,992 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 483 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing practice programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Practice for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Practice for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying nursing practice.
Top 1 Best Nursing Practice Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanguard University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Practice for a Bachelor’s list. Vanguard University of Southern California is a small school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 33 bachelors’s nursing practice degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanguard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 2,289 students enrolled at Vanguard University of Southern California, 60 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,146. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Vanguard University of Southern California 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 Vanguard University of Southern California]](/colleges/vanguard-university-of-southern-california/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.
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