2023 Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Geography for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Geography is the 159th most popular major in the country with 4,954 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Oregon, there were 72 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Geography for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Geography for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon doctor’s degree vets studying geography.

Top 2 Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

1

Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

1,559 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Geography for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. During this same period, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 Oregon State]](/colleges/oregon-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

582 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Geography for a Doctorate. UO is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 3 doctorate’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UO, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography Doctor’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 582 of the 21,752 students enrolled at University of Oregon were GI Bill® students, of which 314 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,688. On top of their other funding sources, 25 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full UO Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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