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 the Far Western US Region for Communication Arts for a Doctorate list. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s communication arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 26,179 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Barbara, 286 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,510. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.