2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying cognitive science list, UCSD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCSD supports 39,576 students, and 112 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying cognitive science list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 15,953 students enrolled at Stanford University, 188 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. On top of their other funding sources, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s. UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s cognitive science degrees to qualified students.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University of California - Irvine supports 36,303 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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

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University of California - Merced
Merced, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Cognitive Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Merced landed the #4 spot on the list. University of California - Merced is a medium-sized public school situated in Merced, California. It awarded 3 masters’s cognitive science degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Merced not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Cognitive Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, UC Merced supports 9,018 students, and 87 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 21 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,314. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 86%.

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