2023 Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Microbiology for a Master’s. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 17 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Microbiology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #2 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 3 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying microbiology list, UH Manoa has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 18,025 students enrolled at UH Manoa were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,153. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Long Beach. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Microbiology for a Master’s list. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s microbiology degrees to qualified students.

CSULB also took the #4 spot in our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 40,069 students enrolled at CSULB, 822 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 310 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,845. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Microbiology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 3 masters’s microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Microbiological Sciences & Immunology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,559 of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon State University offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oregon State University Veteran Student Life Report