2023 Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,648 people earned their degree in accounting and finance, making the major the 289th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 43 accounting and finance 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 Accounting and Finance for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in accounting and finance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting and finance programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting and finance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - California landed the #1 spot on the list. Pomona, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting and finance degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
DeVry University - California did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 1,926 students enrolled at DeVry University - California were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,058. 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.
Full DeVry University - California Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Accounting and Finance for a Master’s. University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Bothell, Washington. It awarded 19 masters’s accounting and finance degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Bothell also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting and Finance Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW Bothell supports 6,304 students, and 269 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 175 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,965. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Bothell offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Bothell Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-bothell-campus/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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