Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Computer Software and Media Applications Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #1 spot on the list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer software and media applications degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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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