2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Engineering for a Master’s

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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 New York for Materials Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Cornell Veteran Student Life Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Stony Brook]](/colleges/stony-brook-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

RPI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 7,501 students enrolled at RPI, 104 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,164. In addition to receiving other benefits, 59 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at RPI]](/colleges/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute/student-life/veterans/)

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Binghamton University also made our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Binghamton University supports 18,148 students, and 102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 46 are 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 received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Binghamton University]](/colleges/suny-at-binghamton/student-life/veterans/)