2023 Best Chiropractic Doctor’s Degree 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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chiropractic for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,658 people earned their degree in chiropractic, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 378 chiropractic graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chiropractic for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in chiropractic. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chiropractic programs and a strong support system for 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 chiropractic program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chiropractic for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chiropractic for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chiropractic for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Chiropractic Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern California University of Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chiropractic for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 83 doctorate’s chiropractic degrees in 2020-2021.
SCU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Chiropractic Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, SCU supports 1,225 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,011. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern California University of Health Sciences]](/colleges/southern-california-university-of-health-sciences/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Western States. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Chiropractic for a Doctorate. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 158 doctorate’s chiropractic degrees in 2020-2021.
Western States Chiropractic College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Chiropractic Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 47 of the 1,195 students enrolled at University of Western States were GI Bill® students, of which 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,134. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for 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 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%.
Full University of Western States Veteran Student Life Report
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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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