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 Other Music for a Doctorate list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s other music degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Music Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at UC 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UC Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)