2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
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Ranked Colleges
20
Degrees Awarded
$34,900
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Education for a Doctorate” ranking.
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 Washington, there were 728 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,467 and $20,616 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Washington for Education for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Education for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Education for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Education for a Doctorate list. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.
UW Tacoma also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 721 of the 5,364 students enrolled at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,084. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships 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%.
Full UW Tacoma Veteran Student Life Report
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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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