2023 Best International Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 International Economics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 328 people earned their degree in international economics, making the major the 692nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 22 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 international economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality international economics programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for International Economics for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying international economics.
Top 1 Best International Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for International Economics for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Cruz, California, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s international economics degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 19,161 students enrolled at UC Santa Cruz, 273 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,631. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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