2023 Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Engineering Science for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering Science is the 342nd most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 80 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Science for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Science for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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 Engineering Science for a Doctorate. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 3 doctorate’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Wazzu also made our “Best General Engineering Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 31,159 students enrolled at Washington State University, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,702. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Washington State 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%.
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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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