2023 Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Materials Science for a Master’s. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general materials science degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,424. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 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.

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Materials Science for a Master’s list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general materials science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

University of Rochester also made our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of Rochester supports 11,741 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,872. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Rochester Veteran Student Life Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for General Materials Science for a Master’s. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 23 masters’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying general materials science list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo were GI Bill® students, of which 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,050. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University at Buffalo Veteran Student Life Report