2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC, 1,311 were 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s manufacturing engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at University of California - Irvine, 8 are 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

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

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying manufacturing engineering list, UCLA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCLA supports 44,589 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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California State University - Northridge
Northridge, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.

CSUN also made our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, CSUN supports 40,381 students, and 680 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 336 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,745. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CSUN does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CSUN]](/colleges/california-state-university-northridge/student-life/veterans/)