2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Anchorage. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Mental Health Services for a Bachelor’s list. University of Alaska Anchorage is a fairly large school located in Anchorage, Alaska that handed out 6 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.

UAA also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 11,953 students enrolled at UAA were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,609. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Alaska Anchorage Veteran Student Life Report

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Mental Health Services for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Bellingham, Washington, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.

WWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western Washington University supports 15,197 students, and 622 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Western Washington University Veteran Student Life Report

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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Mental Health Services for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 19 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying mental health services list, EWU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 12,349 students enrolled at Eastern Washington University, 647 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 296 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,760. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at EWU]](/colleges/eastern-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Seattle Central College
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Central College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Mental Health Services for a Bachelor’s list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Seattle Central also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Seattle Central supports 5,763 students, and 264 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 203 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,933. 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.

Full Seattle Central Veteran Student Life Report