2023 Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,300
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD is the 527th most popular major in the country with 1,157 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 114 architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 16 masters’s architectural drafting and architectural CAD/CADD degrees in 2020-2021.
Academy of Art University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University, 1,287 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,016 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,275. To help with additional expenses, 257 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Academy of Art University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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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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