2023 Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Materials Engineering is the 199th most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 740 general materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 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.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s”.
Top 10 Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to qualified students.
U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, U-M supports 47,907 students, and 570 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 325 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 20 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ohio State University - Main Campus supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.
Purdue also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 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 $7,765. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison offers 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 95%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s. UDayton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UDayton also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 11,650 students enrolled at UDayton, 197 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,930. On top of their other funding sources, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.
UIUC also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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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Case Western Reserve University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Case Western also made our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7.Of the 11,465 students enrolled at Case Western, 109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,799. To help with additional expenses, 35 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Case Western Veteran Student Life Report
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s ranking. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UC also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC supports 40,826 students, and 909 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 498 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UC]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials processing and manufacturing students in 2020-2021.
Wright State University - Main Campus also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 10,936 students enrolled at Wright State University - Main Campus, 731 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 419 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,623. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wright State University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wright State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/wright-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Northwestern University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Materials Processing and Manufacturing for a Master’s list. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 31 masters’s materials processing and manufacturing degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern, 1 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 $399. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 Northwestern University]](/colleges/northwestern-university/student-life/veterans/)
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