2023 Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Sustainability Studies is the 248th most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 388 sustainability 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 Sustainability for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in sustainability studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sustainability studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the sustainability 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 Sustainability for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying sustainability.
Top 4 Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Washington - Seattle Campus 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Washington - Seattle Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full UW Seattle Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large school located in Stanford, California that handed out 29 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
Stanford also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.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 received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Stanford University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawaii Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability for a Master’s list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sustainability degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Pacific University also made our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 992 of the 4,243 students enrolled at Hawaii Pacific University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hawaii Pacific University]](/colleges/hawaii-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Presidio Graduate School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sustainability for a Master’s list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 62 masters’s sustainability degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Presidio Graduate School, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sustainability Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 152 students enrolled at Presidio Graduate School, 15 were 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Presidio Graduate School 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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