2023 Best Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
203
Degrees Awarded
$64,925
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Materials Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Materials Sciences is the 265th most popular major in the country with 658 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,925 and had an average of $26,966 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 203 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Materials Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent materials sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Materials Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Materials Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying materials science.
Top 4 Best Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Materials Science for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” 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. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Materials Science for a Bachelor’s. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCLA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of California - Los Angeles supports 44,589 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,071. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full UCLA Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Materials Science for a Bachelor’s. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 9 bachelors’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying materials science list, UW - Eau Claire has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - Eau Claire supports 11,017 students, and 283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 91 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,514. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Materials Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s materials science students in 2020-2021.
Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Materials Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $399. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northwestern University]](/colleges/northwestern-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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