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2023 Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

6 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$35,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy 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. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Philosophy is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 10,054 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,510 and had an average of $21,514 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 1,878 philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,527 and $16,062 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in philosophy. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality philosophy programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the philosophy 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 Philosophy for a Master’s

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

Top 6 Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #1 spot on the list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree vets studying philosophy list, UC Davis has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC Davis supports 39,074 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy for a Master’s list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Of the 26,434 students enrolled at University of California - Riverside, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,182. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of California - Riverside does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UCR Veteran Student Life Report

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 19 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 950 of the 27,349 students enrolled at San Francisco State University were GI Bill® students, of which 536 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,581. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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

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Biola University
La Mirada, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Biola University landed the #4 spot on the list. Biola University is a medium-sized school located in La Mirada, California that handed out 10 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

Biola did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.Our most recent data shows that 148 of the 5,815 students enrolled at Biola were GI Bill® students, of which 112 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,579. In addition to receiving other benefits, 38 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Biola offers 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Biola University]](/colleges/biola-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy for a Master’s list. California State University - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 11 masters’s philosophy degrees in 2020-2021.

Cal State LA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, California State University - Los Angeles supports 26,745 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,700. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in California for Philosophy for a Master’s list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s philosophy degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree vets studying philosophy list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Philosophy Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC Santa Cruz supports 19,161 students, and 273 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,631. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UC Santa Cruz Veteran Student Life Report

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