2023 Best Science Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Physical Science Education for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Science Education is the 370th most popular major in the country with 1,371 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 17 science education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Physical Science Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in science education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science education programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the science education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Physical Science Education for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Physical Science Education for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Science Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

1

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, California

822 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Physical Science Education for a Master’s list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.

CSULB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 822 of the 40,069 students enrolled at CSULB were GI Bill® students, of which 310 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,845. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CSULB]](/colleges/california-state-university-long-beach/student-life/veterans/)

2

San Jose State University
San Jose, California

660 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Physical Science Education for a Master’s. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical science education students in 2020-2021.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Science Education Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Of the 36,208 students enrolled at San Jose State, 660 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 384 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,909. During this same period, 0 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 86%, 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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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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