2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 994 people earned their degree in engineering and applied physics, making the major the 448th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 121 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering and applied physics 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 engineering and applied physics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying applied physics.
Top 1 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics for a Master’s list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying applied physics list, Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 8,797 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach, 789 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 521 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,573. In addition to receiving other benefits, 347 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach 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%.
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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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