2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Maintenance Management for a Bachelor’s

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Maintenance Management for a Bachelor’s. Washington State University is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 175 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees in 2020-2021.

Wazzu also took the #3 spot in our “Best Operations Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 31,159 students enrolled at Wazzu were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,702. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full Wazzu Veteran Student Life Report

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Maintenance Management for a Bachelor’s. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 119 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State also made our “Best Operations Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Oregon State]](/colleges/oregon-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Maintenance Management for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 67 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s maintenance management students in 2020-2021.

WWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Operations Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 15,197 students enrolled at Western Washington University, 622 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Washington University]](/colleges/western-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Maintenance Management for a Bachelor’s list. Oregon Institute of Technology is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s maintenance management degrees to qualified students.

OIT also made our “Best Operations Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Oregon Institute of Technology supports 5,323 students, and 104 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 57 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,491. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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 Oregon Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report