2023 Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering physics list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Oklahoma does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering physics students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 4 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.

UCO also took the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCO supports 14,132 students, and 934 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 428 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full UCO Veteran Student Life Report

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. To help with additional expenses, 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 NMSU Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering physics degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

University of Tulsa also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 119 of the 3,960 students enrolled at University of Tulsa were GI Bill® students, of which 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,162. To help with additional expenses, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Tulsa]](/colleges/university-of-tulsa/student-life/veterans/)

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Physics for a Bachelor’s list. LeTourneau University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longview, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s engineering physics degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LETU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 106 of the 3,122 students enrolled at LETU were GI Bill® students, of which 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,229. In addition to receiving other benefits, 18 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 LeTourneau University]](/colleges/letourneau-university/student-life/veterans/)