2023 Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Far Western US Region for Demography and Population Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 82 people earned their degree in demography and population studies, making the major the 1041st most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 36 demography and population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Demography and Population Studies for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in demography and population studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality demography and population studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the demography and population studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Demography and Population Studies for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Demography and Population Studies for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Demography and Population Studies for a Master’s list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 17 masters’s demography and population studies degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at University of California - Irvine, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,620. During this same period, 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%. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Demography and Population Studies for a Master’s. USFCA is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 14 masters’s demography and population studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USFCA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 10,068 students enrolled at USFCA, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,232. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at USFCA]](/colleges/university-of-san-francisco/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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