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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Metallurgical Technology is the 1072nd most popular major in the country with 87 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 9 metallurgical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 metallurgical technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great metallurgical technology/technician 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 metallurgical technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 in Pennsylvania for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania associate degree vets studying metallurgical tech.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Metallurgical Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s metallurgical tech degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology also made our “Best Metallurgical Technology Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology supports 1,227 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 18 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,604. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology]](/colleges/thaddeus-stevens-college-of-technology/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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