2023 Best General Materials Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
41
Degrees Awarded
$39,600
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Materials Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 600 people earned their degree in general materials science, making the major the 538th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 143 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general materials science 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 general materials science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Materials Science for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Materials Science for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Materials Science for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best General Materials Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Materials Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 14 bachelors’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
UCLA also made our “Best General Materials Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 44,589 students enrolled at University of California - Los Angeles were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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 UCLA]](/colleges/university-of-california-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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.
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