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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Geology for a Master’s

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7 Degrees Awarded
$39,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Geology for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Virginia for Geology for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geology & Earth Sciences is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,024 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Virginia, there were 121 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geology and earth sciences 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 geology and earth sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Geology for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree vets studying geology.

Top 1 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Geology for a Master’s list. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.

GMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.According to our most recent data, GMU supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. To help with additional expenses, 42 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at GMU]](/colleges/george-mason-university/student-life/veterans/)

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