2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Natural Sciences for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
199
Degrees Awarded
$29,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Natural Sciences for an Associate” ranking.
Natural Sciences is the 345th most popular major in the country with 2,214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 338 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 199 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The natural sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Natural Sciences for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Natural Sciences for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Natural Sciences for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Natural Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Natural Sciences for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairbanks, Alaska, and it awarded 14 associates’s natural sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UAF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 665 of the 6,813 students enrolled at UAF were GI Bill® students, of which 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,685. 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.
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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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