2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 767 people earned their degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences, making the major the 502nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 193 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other geological and earth sciences/geosciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other geological and earth sciences/geosciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying other geological & earth sciences/geosciences.

Top 2 Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada

1,594 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 6 masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UNLV also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNLV supports 31,142 students, and 1,594 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 929 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,370. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 University of Nevada - Las Vegas]](/colleges/university-of-nevada-las-vegas/student-life/veterans/)

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

188 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$18,909 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Master’s list. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 6 masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Stanford University]](/colleges/stanford-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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