2023 Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Physical Sciences is the 19th most popular major in the country with 50,306 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 1,594 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,310 and $22,931 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s”.
Top 7 Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, UNC Chapel Hill supports 30,092 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
ECU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 28,798 students enrolled at East Carolina University were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full ECU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. During this same period, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NC State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s list. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 780 of the 20,023 students enrolled at Appalachian State University were GI Bill® students, of which 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Appalachian State University 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 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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 54 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,169 of the 17,915 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Wilmington were GI Bill® students, of which 659 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,129. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Wilmington does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 26 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #5.Among the 30,146 students enrolled at UNC Charlotte, 1,476 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. 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 UNC Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Physical Sciences for a Master’s list. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
WCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 12,243 students enrolled at WCU were GI Bill® students, of which 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,242. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Carolina University]](/colleges/western-carolina-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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