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2023 Best Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods Colleges for Veterans

8 Ranked Colleges
140 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 140 people earned their degree in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods, making the major the 1013th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods”.

Top 8 Best Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods Colleges for Veterans

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods degrees to qualified students.

UK 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, UK supports 29,986 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Monmouth, Oregon, and it awarded 22 ’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods degrees in 2020-2021.

Western Oregon State College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 4,554 students enrolled at Western Oregon State College, 187 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 89 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,651. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #3 spot on the list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Hempstead, New York. It awarded 8 ’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods degrees in 2020-2021.

Hofstra 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, Hofstra University supports 10,444 students, and 154 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 95 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,674. To help with additional expenses, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hofstra University 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%.

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 ’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods degrees to qualified students.

CWU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 711 of the 11,174 students enrolled at Central Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,593. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Washington University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Austin offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Lebanon Valley College
Annville, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Lebanon Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods list. Annville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.

LVC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 1,959 students enrolled at Lebanon Valley College were GI Bill® students, of which 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,403. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Lebanon Valley College]](/colleges/lebanon-valley-college/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods ranking. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods students in 2020-2021.

UMass Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 7,869 students enrolled at UMass Dartmouth, 209 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,026. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-dartmouth/student-life/veterans/)

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Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania

Arcadia University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods ranking. Glenside, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) educational methods degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Arcadia also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 3,300 students enrolled at Arcadia University, 59 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,563. On top of their other funding sources, 8 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%.

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