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

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Engineering is the 177th most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $75,713 and had an average of $25,106 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 471 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,543 and $25,492 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 151 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying other engineering list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 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 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. 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 USC]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s list. UCSD is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 33 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 112 of the 39,576 students enrolled at University of California - San Diego 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying other engineering list, UCLA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 188 of the 15,953 students enrolled at Stanford were GI Bill® students, of which 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,909. In addition to receiving other benefits, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s list. OIT is a small school located in Klamath Falls, Oregon that handed out 5 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

OIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 5,323 students enrolled at OIT, 104 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,491. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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