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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region 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 the New England Region for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 3,415 people earned their degree in materials engineering, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States. 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 the New England region, there were 192 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,006 and $27,000 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in materials engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality materials engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 the New England Region for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree vets studying materials engineering.

Top 3 Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 27 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports 11,254 students, and 129 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 38 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. In addition to receiving other benefits, 32 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s materials engineering degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 1 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships 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 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%.

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Materials Engineering for a Doctorate. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 5 doctorate’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 92%.

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