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2023 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering & Applied Physics is the 448th most popular major in the country with 994 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 121 engineering and applied physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in engineering and applied physics. 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the engineering and applied physics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying applied physics.

Top 5 Best Engineering & Applied Physics Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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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 list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s applied physics degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 789 of the 8,797 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach were GI Bill® students, of which 521 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,573. In addition to receiving other benefits, 347 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach offers 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach]](/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-daytona-beach/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s applied physics students in 2020-2021.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Virginia - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Murray, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s applied physics degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying applied physics list, Murray State has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Murray State University supports 9,449 students, and 401 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 133 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,362. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Murray State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Murray State]](/colleges/murray-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 28 ’s applied physics degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region vets studying applied physics list, Tulane has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,227. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Tulane University of Louisiana Veteran Student Life Report

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Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, Arkansas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Physics that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ATU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 10,829 students enrolled at ATU were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,775. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ATU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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