2023 Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
39
Degrees Awarded
$20,116
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Multiculturalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 482 people earned their degree in multicultural and diversity studies, making the major the 305th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, multicultural and diversity studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,974 and had an average of $22,914 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 81 multicultural and diversity studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,116 and $20,125 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 multicultural and diversity studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Multiculturalism for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in multicultural and diversity studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality multicultural and diversity studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the multicultural and diversity studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Multiculturalism for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying multiculturalism.
Top 2 Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Multiculturalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in La Mirada, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multiculturalism students in 2020-2021.
Biola not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Biola supports 5,815 students, and 148 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 112 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,579. In addition to receiving other benefits, 38 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Biola Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Multiculturalism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Hawaii landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Laie, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s multiculturalism students in 2020-2021.
BYU - H not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 3,180 students enrolled at BYU - H, 34 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,503. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Brigham Young University - Hawaii]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-hawaii/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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