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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for General Metallurgical Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Metallurgical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UA supports 37,840 students, and 2,081 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,975. To help with additional expenses, 357 students qualified for 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 87%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UA]](/colleges/the-university-of-alabama/student-life/veterans/)