2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 541 people earned their degree in sociology and anthropology, making the major the 556th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 64 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology and anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology and anthropology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sociology and anthropology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying sociology & anthropology.
Top 3 Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Ashland, Oregon, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Oregon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 250 of the 5,140 students enrolled at Southern Oregon University were GI Bill® students, of which 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,435. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Oregon University]](/colleges/southern-oregon-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puget Sound. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s. Puget Sound is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Puget Sound also made our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 66 of the 2,130 students enrolled at University of Puget Sound were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,142. In addition to receiving other benefits, 28 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Puget Sound Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Sociology & Anthropology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis & Clark College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lewis and Clark College is a small school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 33 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 3,157 students enrolled at Lewis and Clark College, 42 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,774. To help with additional expenses, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Lewis and Clark College 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
- *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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