2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Materials Science
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
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 in the New England Region for General Materials Science” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 600 people earned their degree in general materials science, making the major the 538th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 5 general materials science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general materials science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general materials science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Materials Science
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Materials Science”.
Top 1 Best General Materials Science Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for General Materials Science that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 1 ’s general materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNH offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
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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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