2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at USC, 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. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. USC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate list. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 36,303 students enrolled at University of California - Irvine, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,620. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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.

Full UC Irvine Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, Nevada

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR, 669 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,493. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNR 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%.

Full UNR Veteran Student Life Report

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate list. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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