2023 Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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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 the Far Western US Region for Biotech for a Master’s list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 17 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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California State University - San Marcos
San Marcos, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Marcos. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biotech for a Master’s list. San Marcos, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biotech degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

CSUSM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 16,367 students enrolled at California State University - San Marcos, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,056. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biotech for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 31 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine 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 $3,620. During this same period, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biotech for a Master’s list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s biotech students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNR supports 20,722 students, and 669 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 351 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,493. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biotech for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 39 masters’s biotech degrees in 2020-2021.

USFCA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 10,068 students enrolled at USFCA, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,232. To help with additional expenses, 2 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%.

Full University of San Francisco Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - Channel Islands
Camarillo, California

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Channel Islands did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Biotech for a Master’s list. CSUCI is located in Camarillo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s biotech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUCI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Biotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 7,446 students enrolled at CSUCI, 185 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,012. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 CSUCI Veteran Student Life Report