2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering Science is the 342nd most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 77 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 general engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering science.
Top 2 Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
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 Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s list. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a large school located in San Luis Obispo, California that handed out 16 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Of the 22,440 students enrolled at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, 268 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 $6,027. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Bakersfield. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s. Bakersfield, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering science degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
CSUB also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, California State University - Bakersfield supports 11,745 students, and 210 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 103 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,437. 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.
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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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