You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Civil Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 42 masters’s civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our california master’s degree vets studying civil engineering list, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 268 of the 22,440 students enrolled at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo were GI Bill® students, of which 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,027. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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