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2023 Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

5 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate

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 New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Materials Engineering is the 199th most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New York, there were 158 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general materials engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 general materials engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree vets studying materials processing and manufacturing.

Top 5 Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, Cornell University supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3.Among the 26,782 students enrolled at Stony Brook University, 208 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,244. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stony Brook University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.

Full Stony Brook University Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute supports 7,501 students, and 104 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,164. On top of their other funding sources, 59 students received funds 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Binghamton University also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4.Among the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University, 102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,948. 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.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Alfred University
Alfred, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alfred University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in Alfred, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alfred, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 38 of the 2,187 students enrolled at Alfred were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,695. During this same period, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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