2023 Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Sustainability Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,005 people earned their degree in sustainability science, making the major the 176th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,827 and had an average of $23,160 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 388 sustainability science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,714 and $20,476 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sustainability science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability 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 sustainability science 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 Sustainability Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability Science for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability Science for a Master’s list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 33 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW Seattle supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW Seattle]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s sustainability science students in 2020-2021.
Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Stanford University supports 15,953 students, and 188 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 118 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. On top of their other funding sources, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawaii Pacific University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability Science for a Master’s. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 8 masters’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Pacific University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 4,243 students enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University, 992 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 829 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,333. To help with additional expenses, 307 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hawaii Pacific University 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Presidio Graduate School. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability Science for a Master’s. Presidio Graduate School is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Presidio Graduate School also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 152 students enrolled at Presidio Graduate School, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,726. During this same period, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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