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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 52,916 people earned their degree in marketing, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, marketing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,991 and had an average of $25,213 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,555 marketing graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,608 and $23,788 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in marketing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent marketing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the marketing program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying marketing.

Top 5 Best Marketing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s 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 private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. To help with additional expenses, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s marketing students in 2020-2021.

Golden Gate University - San Francisco not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Golden Gate University - San Francisco supports 2,472 students, and 1,009 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 816 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,556. To help with additional expenses, 75 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Golden Gate University - San Francisco offers credit for military training for eligible 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 Golden Gate University - San Francisco]](/colleges/golden-gate-university-san-francisco/student-life/veterans/)

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California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s. Thousand Oaks, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s marketing degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

CLU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 166 of the 4,027 students enrolled at California Lutheran University were GI Bill® students, of which 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,342. During this same period, 37 students received scholarships 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 California Lutheran University]](/colleges/california-lutheran-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Clara University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Clara, California, and it awarded 29 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Santa Clara University supports 8,616 students, and 106 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,898. On top of their other funding sources, 38 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 SCU]](/colleges/santa-clara-university/student-life/veterans/)

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La Sierra University
Riverside, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend La Sierra University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Marketing for a Master’s. La Sierra is a small school located in Riverside, California that handed out 4 masters’s marketing degrees in 2020-2021.

La Sierra also took the #5 spot in our “Best Marketing Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 1,993 students enrolled at La Sierra University, 32 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,413. On top of their other funding sources, 6 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%.

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