2023 Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s” ranking.
General Environmental Engineering is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across California, there were 339 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general environmental engineering 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 general environmental engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students qualified for 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at USC]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.
UCR also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 26,434 students enrolled at UCR were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,182. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Riverside]](/colleges/university-of-california-riverside/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s list. Cal State Fullerton is a large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 28 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Cal State Fullerton also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2.Among the 42,051 students enrolled at Cal State Fullerton, 748 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 342 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,729. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cal State Fullerton does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Full California State University - Fullerton Veteran Student Life Report
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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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