2023 Best Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southwest Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 460 people earned their degree in astrophysics, making the major the 598th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 26 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astrophysics programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the astrophysics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying astrophysical sciences.
Top 1 Best Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s astrophysical sciences degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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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