2023 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$29,400
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer is the 631st most popular major in the country with 412 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 32 marine science/merchant marine officer graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 marine science/merchant marine officer graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marine science/merchant marine officer programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the marine science/merchant marine officer program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying marine science/merchant marine officer.
Top 1 Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer 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 Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University Maritime Academy landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Vallejo, California, this small public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s marine science/merchant marine officer students in 2020-2021.
Cal Maritime also made our “Best Marine Science/Merchant Marine Officer Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 952 students enrolled at Cal Maritime were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,600. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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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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