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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s” ranking.

General Materials Engineering is the 199th most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 491 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general materials engineering 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 general materials engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying materials processing and manufacturing.

Top 11 Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 46 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. On top of their other funding sources, 2 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying materials processing and manufacturing list, UPenn has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Pennsylvania supports 26,552 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

Full University of Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Drexel Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt, 509 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 22 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

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New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s ranking. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 2 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

NJIT also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8.Among the 11,652 students enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology, 164 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full NJIT Veteran Student Life Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Stony Brook University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stony Brook University supports 26,782 students, and 208 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 127 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,244. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stony Brook University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #8, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 104 of the 7,501 students enrolled at RPI were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,164. In addition to receiving other benefits, 59 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

Binghamton University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s ranking. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University, 102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,948. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Binghamton University Veteran Student Life Report

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

Lehigh also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Lehigh University supports 7,067 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 16 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,051. To help with additional expenses, 15 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Alfred University
Alfred, New York

With a ranking of #11, Alfred University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. Alfred University is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 2 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying materials processing and manufacturing list, Alfred has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 2,187 students enrolled at Alfred University, 38 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,695. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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