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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Microbiology and Immunology

2 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$40,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Microbiology and Immunology

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Microbiology and Immunology” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Microbiology & Immunology is the 637th most popular major in the country with 407 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 39 microbiology and immunology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Microbiology and Immunology” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in microbiology and immunology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent microbiology and immunology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the microbiology and immunology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Microbiology and Immunology

The colleges and universities below are the best for california vets studying microbiology and immunology.

Top 2 Best Microbiology & Immunology Colleges for Veterans in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Microbiology and Immunology. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s microbiology and immunology degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Southern California]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Microbiology and Immunology that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 22 ’s microbiology and immunology degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of California - Irvine supports 36,303 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)

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