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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 179 people earned their degree in general metallurgical engineering, making the major the 831st most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 84 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general metallurgical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general metallurgical engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general metallurgical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The general metallurgical engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Master’s list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full U of U Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Master’s. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.
Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 234 of the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Full Colorado School of Mines Veteran Student Life Report
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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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