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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Maryland for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Materials Engineering is the 154th most popular major in the country with 3,415 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, materials engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $65,007 and had an average of $23,030 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maryland, there were 89 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,034 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great materials engineering 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 materials engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate”.

Top 1 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 11 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list.Of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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