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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Science, Tech & Society for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,095 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 232nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $41,177 and had an average of $22,529 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 87 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science, technology and society programs and a strong support system for 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 science, technology and society program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s”.

Top 1 Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, USC supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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