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2023 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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674 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 85,188 people earned their degree in engineering technologies, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 9,275 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,188 and $23,358 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technologies 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 engineering technologies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s”.

Top 11 Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 123 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,287 of the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,275. On top of their other funding sources, 257 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Academy of Art University Veteran Student Life Report

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Washington State University
Pullman, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 20 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Wazzu also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 31,159 students enrolled at Wazzu, 83 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,702. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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%.

Full Washington State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 103 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 188 of the 15,953 students enrolled at Stanford University were GI Bill® students, of which 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,909. In addition to receiving other benefits, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Stanford]](/colleges/stanford-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 680 of the 40,381 students enrolled at California State University - Northridge were GI Bill® students, of which 336 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,745. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Northridge does offer 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%.

Full California State University - Northridge Veteran Student Life Report

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San Jose State University
San Jose, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s. San Jose State University is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, San Jose State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 660 of the 36,208 students enrolled at San Jose State were GI Bill® students, of which 384 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,909. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 San Jose State University]](/colleges/san-jose-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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National University
La Jolla, California

With a ranking of #6, National University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 43 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

National University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, National University supports 18,070 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 30,014 students enrolled at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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California State University - Fresno ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 25,497 students enrolled at California State University - Fresno, 471 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,324. 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full California State University - Fresno Veteran Student Life Report

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California State University - Dominguez Hills came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 37 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUDH, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 18,687 students enrolled at CSUDH, 267 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,463. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CSUDH 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%.

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California State University - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State LA, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 26,745 students enrolled at California State University - Los Angeles were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,700. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Los Angeles does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

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Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California

Art Center College of Design came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking. Art Center College of Design is located in Pasadena, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Art Center College of Design, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Art Center College of Design supports 2,182 students, and 22 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are 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.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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