2023 Best Reading Teacher Education Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Reading Teacher Education is the 129th most popular major in the country with 6,490 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 185 reading teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in reading teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent reading teacher education 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 reading teacher education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education”.
Top 9 Best Reading Teacher Education Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #1 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount University is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
Loyola Marymount also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 9,686 students enrolled at Loyola Marymount University, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,741. To help with additional expenses, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Loyola Marymount Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cheney, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s reading teacher education degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
EWU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 12,349 students enrolled at EWU, 647 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 296 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,760. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. EWU 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 Eastern Washington University]](/colleges/eastern-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education. Western Oregon University is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s reading teacher education degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western Oregon State College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,554 students enrolled at Western Oregon State College, 187 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 89 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,651. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Oregon State College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Western Oregon State College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Marcos. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education. California State University - San Marcos is a fairly large school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 17 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUSM also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 16,367 students enrolled at California State University - San Marcos, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,056. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California State University - San Marcos]](/colleges/california-state-university-san-marcos/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education. University of San Francisco is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of San Francisco supports 10,068 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,232. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of San Francisco does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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Seattle Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education ranking. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 6 ’s reading teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our far western us region vets studying reading teacher education list, SPU has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 3,601 students enrolled at Seattle Pacific University, 187 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 121 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,763. On top of their other funding sources, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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California State University - Fresno did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education ranking, coming in at #7. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s reading teacher education degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Fresno State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 25,497 students enrolled at Fresno State, 471 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,324. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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California State University - East Bay ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education list. Hayward, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s reading teacher education degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State East Bay, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 16,253 students enrolled at Cal State East Bay, 32 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,956. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%.
Full California State University - East Bay Veteran Student Life Report
Fresno Pacific University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Reading Teacher Education ranking. Fresno, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s reading teacher education degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Fresno Pacific also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Fresno Pacific University supports 3,995 students, and 147 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 62 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,982. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fresno Pacific University 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 Fresno Pacific University]](/colleges/fresno-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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