2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Writing

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Writing” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Writing is the 500th most popular major in the country with 856 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 54 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Writing” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general writing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general writing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general writing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Writing

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Writing”.

Top 2 Best General Writing Colleges for Veterans in California

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

1,433 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$4,806 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Writing that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #1 spot on the list. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 13 ’s general writing degrees in 2020-2021.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 36,334 students enrolled at San Diego State University, 1,433 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 853 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,806. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 89%. 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%.

Full San Diego State University Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, California

400 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,274 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General Writing that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - San Bernardino landed the #2 spot on the list. CSUSB is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 ’s general writing degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUSB, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 19,689 students enrolled at California State University - San Bernardino, 400 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 170 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,274. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - San Bernardino does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CSUSB]](/colleges/california-state-university-san-bernardino/student-life/veterans/)

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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

Footnotes

• *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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