2023 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s” ranking.

General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 94th most popular major in the country with 9,057 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 570 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

1,311 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 27 masters’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at USC, 1,311 are 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. During this same period, 388 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of Southern California Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, Washington

721 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Tacoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 5,364 students enrolled at UW Tacoma, 721 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,084. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Tacoma offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-tacoma-campus/student-life/veterans/)

• Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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