2023 Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California 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. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 10 masters’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Loyola Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, Loyola Marymount University supports 9,686 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,741. During this same period, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s list. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Among the 39,576 students enrolled at University of California - San Diego, 112 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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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