2023 Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Degrees Awarded
$37,500
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Materials Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Materials Science is the 538th most popular major in the country with 600 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 54 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general materials science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general materials science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 Southwest Region for General Materials Science for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Materials Science for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying general materials science.
Top 1 Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Materials Science for a Master’s list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s general materials science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. During this same period, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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