Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Educational Evaluation and Research for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 8 doctorate’s educational evaluation and research degrees 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 Educational Evaluation & Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at UC 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 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 received scholarships through 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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