2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Landscape Architecture for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Landscape Architecture for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Landscape Architecture is the 451st most popular major in the country with 905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 207 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Landscape Architecture for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in landscape architecture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent landscape architecture 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 landscape architecture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The landscape architecture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Landscape Architecture for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Landscape Architecture for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Landscape Architecture for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Landscape Architecture for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 7 masters’s landscape architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Manoa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. During this same period, 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%.
Full UH Manoa Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Landscape Architecture for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 17 masters’s landscape architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 582 of the 21,752 students enrolled at UO were GI Bill® students, of which 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,688. During this same period, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 UO]](/colleges/university-of-oregon/student-life/veterans/)
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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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