2023 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Physical Sciences is the 144th most popular major in the country with 3,823 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,561 and had an average of $12,761 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,209 general physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 general physical sciences 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 Physical Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general physical sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general physical sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 general physical sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying physical science.
Top 3 Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Wazzu also made our “Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 31,159 students enrolled at Washington State University, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,702. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Washington State University does offer 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Washington State University]](/colleges/washington-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 19,161 students enrolled at UC Santa Cruz, 273 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,631. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of California - Santa Cruz Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Physical Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical science students in 2020-2021.
Humboldt State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Humboldt State University supports 6,612 students, and 177 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,772. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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