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

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for IE for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for IE for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,072 people earned their degree in industrial engineering, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, industrial engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,960 and had an average of $24,268 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 464 industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,454 and $23,127 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for IE for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial engineering 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 California for IE for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree vets studying ie.

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

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for IE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 16 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC, 1,311 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. During this same period, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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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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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for IE for a Master’s. San Jose State University is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 33 masters’s IE degrees in 2020-2021.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,909. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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