2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Bachelor’s

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Bachelor’s. University of California - San Diego is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCSD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 112 of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 University of California - San Diego Veteran Student Life Report

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Stanford also made our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Stanford University supports 15,953 students, and 188 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 118 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,909. To help with additional expenses, 61 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Stanford Veteran Student Life Report

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 19 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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California State University - Chico
Chico, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. California State University - Chico is a fairly large school located in Chico, California that handed out 35 bachelors’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Chico State also made our “Best Other Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 354 of the 16,746 students enrolled at California State University - Chico were GI Bill® students, of which 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,098. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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