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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor's

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 Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across Oregon, there were 1,506 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,870 and $28,435 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 825 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,095 and $25,983 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nursing 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 nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon bachelor’s degree vets studying nursing.

Top 6 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Warner Pacific University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nursing degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

Warner Pacific not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.According to our most recent data, Warner Pacific University supports 466 students, and 61 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,361. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Bushnell University
Eugene, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bushnell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s list. Bushnell University is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

Bushnell University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.According to our most recent data, Bushnell University supports 717 students, and 52 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,020. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Linfield University - School of Nursing. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s. Linfield Nursing is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 197 bachelors’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

Linfield Nursing also made our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 13 of the 352 students enrolled at Linfield University - School of Nursing were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,667. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Linfield University - School of Nursing offers 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%.

Full Linfield Nursing Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Portland
Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Portland. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s. University of Portland is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 55 bachelors’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Portland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Our most recent data shows that 107 of the 3,999 students enrolled at University of Portland were GI Bill® students, of which 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,239. During this same period, 56 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Portland]](/colleges/university-of-portland/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Health & Science University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small public school awarded 384 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 3,035 students enrolled at Oregon Health & Science University were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $29,426. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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George Fox University
Newberg, Oregon

With a ranking of #6, George Fox University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Nursing for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Newberg, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nursing students in 2020-2021.

GFU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Among the 4,106 students enrolled at George Fox University, 145 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 77 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,462. To help with additional expenses, 28 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 GFU]](/colleges/george-fox-university/student-life/veterans/)

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