2023 Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 704 materials engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,117 and $22,363 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in materials engineering. 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the materials engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The materials engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 16 Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 53,372 students enrolled at UF were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were 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. UF offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 UF Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,194 of the 22,563 students enrolled at UAB were GI Bill® students, of which 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,983. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UAB]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s list. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Auburn supports 30,737 students, and 1,499 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 746 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s materials engineering degrees to qualified students.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, NC State supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NC State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville supports 30,559 students, and 1,122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,650. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials engineering degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia supports 25,628 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Virginia - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Virginia Tech supports 37,024 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 108 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s materials engineering students in 2020-2021.
Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 430 of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus]](/colleges/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #9, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 11 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson also made our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson University, 922 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Clemson Veteran Student Life Report
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 13 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. To help with additional expenses, 8 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 92%, 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%.
Full University of Central Florida Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,211 of the 50,626 students enrolled at USF Tampa were GI Bill® students, of which 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,943. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Florida International University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 7 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
FIU also made our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
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With a ranking of #13, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 6 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane, 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 $8,227. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. To help with additional expenses, 8 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Tuskegee University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Tuskegee is a small school located in Tuskegee, Alabama that handed out 1 masters’s materials engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Tuskegee also took the #16 spot in our “Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Tuskegee University supports 2,747 students, and 133 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 52 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,189. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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