2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forest Engineering for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
41
Degrees Awarded
$36,300
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forest Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 41 people earned their degree in forest engineering, making the major the 1140th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 41 forest engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 forest engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality forest engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forest engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The forest engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forest Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forest Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forest Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Forest Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Forest Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s forest engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forest Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon State 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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