2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Science for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
64
Degrees Awarded
$39,300
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Nursing Science is the 162nd most popular major in the country with 4,600 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 219 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 nursing science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The nursing science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Science for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Science for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Science for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Nursing Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Nursing Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s nursing science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine, 8 are 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 $3,620. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 University of California - Irvine Veteran Student Life Report
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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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