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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s

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374 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 795 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,103 and $24,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 374 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,095 and $25,983 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree vets studying education.

Top 6 Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s list. Western Oregon University is a small public school situated in Monmouth, Oregon. It awarded 158 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Western Oregon State College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Of the 4,554 students enrolled at Western Oregon University, 187 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 89 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,651. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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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 Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,559 of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Corban University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s. Located in Salem, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Corban also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Among the 1,160 students enrolled at Corban, 50 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,294. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Corban 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%.

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Of the 21,752 students enrolled at University of Oregon, 582 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. University of Oregon does offer 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UO]](/colleges/university-of-oregon/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized school located in Ashland, Oregon that handed out 19 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Southern Oregon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Our most recent data shows that 250 of the 5,140 students enrolled at Southern Oregon University were GI Bill® students, of which 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,435. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full Southern Oregon University Veteran Student Life Report

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon

Pacific University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Education for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Forest Grove, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.

Pacific also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.According to our most recent data, Pacific University supports 3,808 students, and 155 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 82 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,055. In addition to receiving other benefits, 45 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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. 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%.

Full Pacific University Veteran Student Life Report

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