You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology for a Doctorate list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s medical microbiology and bacteriology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at University of California - 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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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