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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Social Work for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Social Work for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Social Work for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Work is the 13th most popular major in the country with 58,326 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, social work graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $37,651 and had an average of $26,679 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 526 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,538 and $26,911 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Social Work for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Social Work for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree vets studying social work.

Top 3 Best Social Work Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Social Work for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 248 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

Portland State University also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1.Among the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University, 1,127 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. In addition to receiving other benefits, 100 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Forest Grove, Oregon, and it awarded 23 masters’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our oregon master’s degree vets studying social work list, Pacific has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Of the 3,808 students enrolled at Pacific, 155 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,055. During this same period, 45 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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

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George Fox University
Newberg, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Social Work for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #3 spot on the list. Newberg, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

GFU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 145 of the 4,106 students enrolled at GFU were GI Bill® students, of which 77 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,462. On top of their other funding sources, 28 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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