2023 Best Chemistry Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
25
Degrees Awarded
$18,700
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Chemistry for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Chemistry is the 51st most popular major in the country with 21,239 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, chemistry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,656 and had an average of $22,680 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 5,043 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,477 and $22,736 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality chemistry programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemistry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Chemistry for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Chemistry for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Chemistry for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Chemistry Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Chemistry for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small school located in Magnolia, Arkansas that handed out 2 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemistry Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus supports 4,432 students, and 114 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 43 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,958. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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