2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, 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 large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 29 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.

UCR also took the #3 spot in our “Best 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,182. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UCR Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Environmental Engineering for a Master’s. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Cal State Fullerton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Of the 42,051 students enrolled at Cal State Fullerton, 748 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 342 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,729. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.

Full Cal State Fullerton Veteran Student Life Report