2023 Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Physical Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Other Physical Science is the 276th most popular major in the country with 538 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical sciences (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,982 and had an average of $26,811 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 155 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,166 and $21,622 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 physical sciences (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Physical Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physical sciences (other) 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 physical sciences (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Southeast Region for Other Physical Science for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Physical Science for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Physical Science for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama

331 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Physical Science for a Bachelor’s list. Florence, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

UNA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 8,086 students enrolled at University of North Alabama, 331 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,111. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNA]](/colleges/university-of-north-alabama/student-life/veterans/)

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

119 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Physical Science for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report

3

University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia

47 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$5,578 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Physical Science for a Bachelor’s. UMW is a public institution located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UMW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 4,293 students enrolled at UMW, 47 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,578. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Mary Washington]](/colleges/university-of-mary-washington/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Other Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.