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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fisheries for a Doctorate

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2 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fisheries for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fisheries for a Doctorate” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 483 people earned their degree in fisheries sciences, making the major the 290th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fisheries sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,766 and had an average of $26,788 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 192 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,283 and $32,761 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fisheries sciences 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 fisheries sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fisheries for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying fisheries.

Top 1 Best Fisheries Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fisheries for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 2 doctorate’s fisheries degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fisheries Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University, 1,559 were 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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