2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Economics for a Bachelor’s

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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 #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Economics for a Bachelor’s list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

UCR also made our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.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 scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of California - Riverside offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, WWU supports 15,197 students, and 622 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 324 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,933. To help with additional expenses, 7 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%.

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Economics for a Bachelor’s. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s other economics degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying other economics list, CWU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, CWU supports 11,174 students, and 711 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,593. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Economics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitman College landed the #4 spot on the list. Walla Walla, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying other economics list, Whitman has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 1,360 students enrolled at Whitman, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $28,482. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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