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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Metallurgical Engineering is the 831st most popular major in the country with 179 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 139 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general metallurgical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general metallurgical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general metallurgical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying general metallurgical engineering.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering students in 2020-2021.
Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 7,642 students enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 306 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri University of Science and Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Missouri University of Science and Technology]](/colleges/missouri-university-of-science-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 12 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UA also made our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Of the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. In addition to receiving other benefits, 357 students received scholarships 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 87%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying general metallurgical engineering list, U of U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Utah Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 46 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,456. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mines 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Colorado School of Mines Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering students in 2020-2021.
SD Mines also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 146 of the 2,475 students enrolled at SD Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,477. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]](/colleges/south-dakota-school-of-mines-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)
LeTourneau University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. LeTourneau University is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 10 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
LETU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 106 of the 3,122 students enrolled at LeTourneau University were GI Bill® students, of which 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,229. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. LeTourneau University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #7, Montana Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Montana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 1,650 students enrolled at Montana Technological University, 117 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,336. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Montana Technological University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 23 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTEP, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UTEP supports 24,879 students, and 1,873 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 942 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,990. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Notes and References
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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