The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Materials Science for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Materials Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #1 spot on the list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 doctorate’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.
UCSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Materials Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 26,179 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Barbara, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,510. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of California - Santa Barbara does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Materials Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #2 spot on the list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general materials science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Materials Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, UCR supports 26,434 students, and 11 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 $2,182. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Riverside]](/colleges/university-of-california-riverside/student-life/veterans/)
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