Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s fishing and fisheries sciences and management degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fishing & Fisheries Sciences & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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