2023 Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Pharmacology for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pharmacology & Toxicology is the 233rd most popular major in the country with 1,042 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, pharmacology and toxicology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,588 and had an average of $17,804 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 152 pharmacology and toxicology graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,367 and $17,719 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Pharmacology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in pharmacology and toxicology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent pharmacology and toxicology 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 pharmacology and toxicology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Pharmacology for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Pharmacology for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree vets studying pharmacology.
Top 3 Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in 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 California for Pharmacology for a Master’s list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s pharmacology students in 2020-2021.
USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Master’s Degree Schools in California” 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Southern California Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Pharmacology for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Irvine also took the #3 spot in our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 36,303 students enrolled at University of California - 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 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UC Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Pharmacology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 3 masters’s pharmacology degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Pharmacology & Toxicology Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Among the 19,161 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Cruz, 273 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,631. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UC Santa Cruz 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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