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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 179 people earned their degree in general metallurgical engineering, making the major the 831st most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 36 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 general metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general metallurgical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general metallurgical 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 general metallurgical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, LeTourneau University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering students in 2020-2021.
LETU also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 3,122 students enrolled at LeTourneau University, 106 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,229. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s general metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 24,879 students enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso, 1,873 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 942 were 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at El Paso does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Texas at El Paso]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-el-paso/student-life/veterans/)
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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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