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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Police Science for a Bachelor’s

2 Ranked Colleges
166 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Police Science for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Police Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

Criminal Justice & Police Science is the 74th most popular major in the country with 22,722 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,375 criminal justice and police science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 166 criminal justice and police science 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 Police Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminal justice and police science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great criminal justice and police science 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 criminal justice and police science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Police Science for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying police science.

Top 2 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Nevada State College
Henderson, Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nevada State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Police Science for a Bachelor’s list. Nevada State College is located in Henderson, Nevada and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s police science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 168 of the 7,289 students enrolled at NSC were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,654. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Police Science for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 111 degrees to qualified bachelors’s police science students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Tacoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 5,364 students enrolled at UW Tacoma, 721 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,084. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.

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