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2023 Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

2 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate

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 the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Engineering is the 252nd most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 471 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying other engineering.

Top 2 Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 39,576 students enrolled at University of California - San Diego, 112 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,596. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UCSD]](/colleges/university-of-california-san-diego/student-life/veterans/)

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Stanford University supports 15,953 students, and 188 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 118 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. During this same period, 61 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 4 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 86%.

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