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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate” ranking.

Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 34,975 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,266 and had an average of $24,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 5,729 other multi/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,718 and $21,466 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other multi/interdisciplinary studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other multi/interdisciplinary studies 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 other multi/interdisciplinary studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate”.

Top 5 Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 44,589 students enrolled at University of California - Los Angeles were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,071. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of California - Irvine supports 36,303 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,685. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UAF offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UAF]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-fairbanks/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Santa Cruz also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 19,161 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Cruz, 273 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,631. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 UC Santa Cruz]](/colleges/university-of-california-santa-cruz/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Integral Studies. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Interdisciplinary Studies for a Doctorate. San Francisco, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other interdisciplinary studies degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

CIIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 1,530 students enrolled at CIIS, 52 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,556. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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