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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Biophysics for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 California for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Biophysics is the 732nd most popular major in the country with 269 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 59 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 biophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in biophysics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biophysics programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the biophysics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s biophysics students in 2020-2021.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Among the 39,576 students enrolled at University of California - San Diego, 112 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 94%.

Full University of California - San Diego Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s biophysics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list.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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of San Diego
San Diego, California

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Biophysics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the #3 spot on the list. USD is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

USD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Among the 8,861 students enrolled at USD, 44 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,598. On top of their other funding sources, 17 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%.

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