2023 Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Religion for a Master’s list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 2 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. During this same period, 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of California - Davis
Davis, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Religion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s religion students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying religion list, UC Davis has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC Davis supports 39,074 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Religion for a Master’s list. University of California - Riverside is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 3 masters’s religion degrees in 2020-2021.

UCR also took the #4 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 26,434 students enrolled at University of California - Riverside 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 $2,182. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.

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University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Religion for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCSB supports 26,179 students, and 286 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,510. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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