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

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

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Registered Nursing for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 266,651 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across Oregon, there were 1,416 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 803 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,095 and $25,983 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Registered Nursing for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent registered nursing 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 registered nursing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Registered Nursing for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Registered Nursing for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Warner Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

Warner Pacific also made our “Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #4.Of the 466 students enrolled at Warner Pacific, 61 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,361. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Warner Pacific offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Linfield University - School of Nursing. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Registered Nursing for a Bachelor’s. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 197 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.

Linfield Nursing also made our “Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #5.Of the 352 students enrolled at Linfield Nursing, 13 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,667. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for 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%.

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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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Registered 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 registered nursing degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

University of Portland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.Of the 3,999 students enrolled at University of Portland, 107 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,239. In addition to receiving other benefits, 56 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Portland]](/colleges/university-of-portland/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Registered Nursing for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Health & Science University landed the #4 spot on the list. OHSU is a small public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 384 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OHSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Registered 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $29,426. 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 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. 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%.

Full OHSU Veteran Student Life Report

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George Fox University
Newberg, Oregon

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Registered Nursing for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the #5 spot on the list. George Fox University is located in Newberg, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GFU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.According to our most recent data, GFU supports 4,106 students, and 145 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 77 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,462. During this same period, 28 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 George Fox University]](/colleges/george-fox-university/student-life/veterans/)

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