2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering-Related Fields

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering-Related Fields” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Engineering-Related Fields is the 897th most popular major in the country with 138 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 113 other engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering-Related Fields” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering-related fields. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other engineering-related fields 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 other engineering-related fields 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 Other Engineering-Related Fields

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region vets studying other engineering-related fields.

Top 2 Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

California State University - Chico
Chico, California

354 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,098 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Chico. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering-Related Fields. California State University - Chico is located in Chico, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s other engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

Chico State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, California State University - Chico supports 16,746 students, and 354 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 166 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,098. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Chico does offer 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%.

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Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California

22 GI Bill® Students**

$20,266 Average GI Bill® Award

$66,407 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering-Related Fields that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Center College of Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 ’s other engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Art Center College of Design, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,182 students enrolled at Art Center College of Design, 22 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,266. During this same period, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Art Center College of Design]](/colleges/art-center-college-of-design/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.