2023 Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Systems Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,904 people earned their degree in general systems engineering, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 553 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general systems engineering programs and a strong support system for 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 general systems engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Doctorate list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, UCSD supports 39,576 students, and 112 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are 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.
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%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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