2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 28 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

USC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, USC 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. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 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.

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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 10 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region vets studying general systems engineering list, Loyola Marymount has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 9,686 students enrolled at Loyola Marymount University 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 $11,741. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Loyola Marymount University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Loyola Marymount University Veteran Student Life Report

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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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified ’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of California - San Diego 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full UCSD Veteran Student Life Report

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified ’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,127 of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,835. To help with additional expenses, 100 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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