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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 9,210 people earned their degree in health/medical prep programs, making the major the 104th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health/medical prep programs graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,184 and had an average of $21,459 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,003 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,512 and $21,699 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 301 health/medical prep programs graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health/medical prep programs. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health/medical prep programs programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical prep programs program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying medical prep.

Top 5 Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 148 students in 2020-2021.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 62 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying medical prep list, WWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 15,197 students enrolled at WWU, 622 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,933. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 WWU]](/colleges/western-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s medical prep degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.

CWU also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Central Washington University supports 11,174 students, and 711 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,593. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s medical prep students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying medical prep list, SPU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 3,601 students enrolled at SPU, 187 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 121 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,763. During this same period, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SPU 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SPU]](/colleges/seattle-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Medical Prep for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, National University of Natural Medicine landed the #5 spot on the list. NUNM is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 13 bachelors’s medical prep degrees in 2020-2021.

NUNM also made our “Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 485 students enrolled at National University of Natural Medicine, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,311. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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