2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Packaging Science for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Packaging Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 420 people earned their degree in packaging science, making the major the 627th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Packaging Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in packaging science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great packaging science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the packaging science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Packaging Science for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Packaging Science for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying packaging science.

Top 2 Best Packaging Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Packaging Science for a Master’s list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’s packaging science students in 2020-2021.

RIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Packaging Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT, 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 $17,424. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. RIT does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

2 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Packaging Science for a Master’s list. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Michigan State also made our “Best Packaging Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State University, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan State University]](/colleges/michigan-state-university/student-life/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.