2023 Best Geochemistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for Geochemistry for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geochemistry is the 1106th most popular major in the country with 49 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Geochemistry for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geochemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geochemistry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geochemistry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Geochemistry for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Most Veteran Friendly for Geochemistry for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying geochemistry.

Top 2 Best Geochemistry Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

7 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geochemistry for a Doctorate list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s geochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

UCLA also made our “Best Geochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California

4 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$67,154 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Geochemistry for a Doctorate. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s geochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.

Caltech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,240 students enrolled at Caltech, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $67,154. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at California Institute of Technology]](/colleges/california-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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