by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study materials sciences. at the Bachelor’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. This ranking highlights 4 schools that serve veteran materials sciences. students especially well, using our 2026 methodology.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. To help you decide, College Factual analyzed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked materials sciences. colleges for veterans:
Leading the list is University of Delaware, our #1 materials sciences. college for veterans. It scores 91.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the materials sciences. program at University of Delaware
University of California-Los Angeles is a great choice for veterans pursuing materials sciences., landing the #2 spot this year. It scores 79.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full materials sciences. report for University of California-Los Angeles
A rank of #3 makes University of Arizona one of the top materials sciences. colleges for veteran students. University of Arizona scores 78.0 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the materials sciences. program at University of Arizona
A rank of #4 makes University of California-Berkeley one of the top materials sciences. colleges for veteran students. It scores 73.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full materials sciences. report for University of California-Berkeley
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying materials sciences.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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