2023 Best East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General East Asian Languages for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s General East Asian Languages degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were 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 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 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at USC]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General East Asian Languages for a Doctorate. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine also made our “Best East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3.Of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)

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University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General East Asian Languages for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s General East Asian Languages students in 2020-2021.

UCSB also made our “Best East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2.Among the 26,179 students enrolled at UCSB, 286 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,510. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCSB offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at UCSB]](/colleges/university-of-california-santa-barbara/student-life/veterans/)