2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nanotech for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nanotech for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 114 people earned their degree in nanotechnology, making the major the 965th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2 nanotechnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nanotechnology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nanotechnology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nanotech for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nanotech for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Nanotechnology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Nanotech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nanotech degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nanotechnology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 2,475 students enrolled at SD Mines, 146 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,477. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]](/colleges/south-dakota-school-of-mines-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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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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