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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for International Relations for a Doctorate

1 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$40,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for International Relations for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for International Relations for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 13,117 people earned their degree in international relations, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 1,024 international relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international relations programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the international relations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for International Relations for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree vets studying international relations.

Top 1 Best International Relations Doctor’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 International Relations for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern California is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 12 doctorate’s international relations degrees in 2020-2021.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best International Relations Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Among the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California, 1,311 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Southern California offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Southern California]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)

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