2023 Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Urban Design for a Master’s list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 54 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern California offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Urban Design for a Master’s. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s urban design degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA 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 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Urban Design for a Master’s. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 masters’s urban design degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also took the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Urban Design for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 11 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

Cal Poly Pomona also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6.Among the 30,014 students enrolled at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona, 34 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,486. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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University of California - Davis
Davis, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Urban Design for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #5 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 11 masters’s urban design degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Davis also made our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 39,074 students enrolled at UC Davis were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

With a ranking of #6, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Urban Design for a Master’s list. Located in San Luis Obispo, California, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s urban design students in 2020-2021.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #3 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo supports 22,440 students, and 268 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 $6,027. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.

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