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2023 Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

2 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$84,139 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health Professions for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health Professions for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Health Professions is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 7,984 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 191 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,047 and $21,403 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health Professions for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other health professions programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other health professions program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 California for Health Professions for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health Professions for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree vets studying health professions.

Top 2 Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health Professions for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

USC also made our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1.Of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC, 1,311 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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. 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%.

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

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health Professions for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 39,074 students enrolled at University of California - Davis were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,489. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through 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 93%.

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

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