2023 Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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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 General Systems Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Systems Engineering is the 209th most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 553 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general systems engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general systems engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying general systems engineering.
Top 4 Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified masters’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, USC supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USC does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s list. Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Marymount, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Loyola Marymount University supports 9,686 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,741. During this same period, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Loyola Marymount University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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%.
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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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 39,576 students enrolled at UCSD, 112 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Portland State University also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 1,127 of the 23,640 students enrolled at Portland State University were GI Bill® students, of which 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,835. During this same period, 100 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Portland State University 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Portland State University]](/colleges/portland-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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