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2023 Best Health/Medical Physics Colleges for Veterans in California

2 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health/Medical Physics

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health/Medical Physics” ranking.

Health/Medical Physics is the 770th most popular major in the country with 258 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across California, there were 14 health/medical physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health/Medical Physics” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in health/medical physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health/medical physics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health/medical physics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health/Medical Physics

The colleges and universities below are the best for california vets studying health/medical physics.

Top 2 Best Health/Medical Physics Colleges for Veterans in California

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SDSU crest
San Diego State University
San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health/Medical Physics. San Diego State University is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s health/medical physics degrees to qualified students.

SDSU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 36,334 students enrolled at SDSU, 1,433 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 853 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,806. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SDSU 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SDSU]](/colleges/san-diego-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Health/Medical Physics that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Francisco landed the #2 spot on the list. UCSF is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s health/medical physics degrees to qualified students.

UCSF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of California - San Francisco supports 3,201 students, and 44 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,260. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 UCSF]](/colleges/university-of-california-san-francisco/student-life/veterans/)

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