2023 Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
32
Degrees Awarded
$34,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Surveying for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 813 people earned their degree in surveying technology/surveying, making the major the 602nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 155 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 surveying technology/surveying graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Surveying for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in surveying technology/surveying. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality surveying technology/surveying programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the surveying technology/surveying program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Surveying for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Surveying for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying surveying.
Top 2 Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Surveying for a Bachelor’s list. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s surveying degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 11,953 students enrolled at University of Alaska Anchorage, 42 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,609. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Alaska Anchorage 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Alaska Anchorage]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-anchorage/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Surveying for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s surveying degrees in 2020-2021.
OIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Surveying Technology/Surveying Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 5,323 students enrolled at OIT, 104 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,491. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at OIT]](/colleges/oregon-institute-of-technology/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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