2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Literature for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Literature for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 683 people earned their degree in literature, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,788 and had an average of $26,372 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 51 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Literature for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent literature programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Literature for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Literature for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Literature Master’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 Central Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Literature for a Master’s. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s literature degrees to qualified students.
CWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 711 of the 11,174 students enrolled at Central Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,593. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Washington University]](/colleges/central-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Literature for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mills College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mills, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 961 students enrolled at Mills were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,540. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Mills]](/colleges/mills-college/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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