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2023 Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$37,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Engineering Physics for a Doctorate

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 the Great Lakes Region for Engineering Physics for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Physics is the 244th most popular major in the country with 994 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,863 and had an average of $25,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 342 engineering physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,612 and $25,349 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering physics programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering physics 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 Great Lakes Region for Engineering Physics for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying engineering physics.

Top 1 Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Engineering Physics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. During this same period, 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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