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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for General IE for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for General IE 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. 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 California for General IE for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Industrial Engineering is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 464 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for General IE for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general industrial engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general industrial engineering 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 general industrial engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for General IE for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for General IE for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General IE for a Master’s. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. During this same period, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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San Jose State University
San Jose, California

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for General IE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, San Jose State University supports 36,208 students, and 660 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 384 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,909. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full San Jose State Veteran Student Life Report

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