2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
71
Degrees Awarded
$59,382
Avg Salary
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 Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,454 people earned their degree in engineering science, making the major the 205th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $76,473 and had an average of $22,601 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 80 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,382 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 71 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering science 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 Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering science.
Top 2 Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo supports 22,440 students, and 268 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,027. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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 94%. 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 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Bakersfield landed the #2 spot on the list. CSUB is a fairly large public school situated in Bakersfield, California. It awarded 35 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
CSUB also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, California State University - Bakersfield supports 11,745 students, and 210 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 103 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,437. 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.
Full CSUB Veteran Student Life Report
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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
- *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.
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