2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$38,600
Avg Cost*
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 Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,415 people earned their degree in general materials engineering, making the major the 199th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 235 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general materials engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general materials engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree vets studying materials processing and manufacturing.
Top 4 Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 324 of the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn were GI Bill® students, of which 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,383. During this same period, 78 students qualified for 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UPenn]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt, 509 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pitt 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 93%. 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%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
Lehigh also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 7,067 students enrolled at Lehigh University, 34 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,051. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lehigh]](/colleges/lehigh-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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