2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Aquatic Biology/Limnology
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Ranked Colleges
35
Degrees Awarded
$39,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Aquatic Biology/Limnology” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 120 people earned their degree in aquatic biology/limnology, making the major the 926th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 35 aquatic biology/limnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent aquatic biology/limnology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the aquatic biology/limnology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Aquatic Biology/Limnology
The colleges and universities below are the best for california vets studying aquatic biology/limnology.
Top 1 Best Aquatic Biology/Limnology Colleges for Veterans in California
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Aquatic Biology/Limnology list. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 35 ’s aquatic biology/limnology degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSB also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, University of California - Santa Barbara supports 26,179 students, and 286 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 $9,510. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara 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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