2023 Best Italian Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Italian Studies” ranking.

Italian Studies is the 955th most popular major in the country with 108 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 21 Italian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Italian Studies” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in Italian studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Italian studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the Italian studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Italian Studies” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Italian Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Italian Studies”.

Top 2 Best Italian Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, California

822 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$3,845 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Italian Studies list. California State University - Long Beach is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSULB, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, California State University - Long Beach supports 40,069 students, and 822 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 310 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,845. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Long Beach 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 freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CSULB]](/colleges/california-state-university-long-beach/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California

286 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$9,510 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Italian Studies list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s Italian studies degrees to qualified students.

UCSB 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, UCSB supports 26,179 students, and 286 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,510. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full UCSB Veteran Student Life Report

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.