2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Intercultural/Multicultural & Diversity Studies is the 729th most popular major in the country with 482 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 81 intercultural/multicultural and diversity 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 Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies”.
Top 2 Best Intercultural/Multicultural & Diversity Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Biola University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. Biola University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Mirada, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Biola not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 148 of the 5,815 students enrolled at Biola University were GI Bill® students, of which 112 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,579. During this same period, 38 students received funds through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Biola]](/colleges/biola-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Hawaii. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies list. Brigham Young University - Hawaii is a private not-for-profit institution located in Laie, Hawaii. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
BYU - H did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 34 of the 3,180 students enrolled at BYU - H were GI Bill® students, of which 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,503. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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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