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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 179 people earned their degree in metallurgical engineering, making the major the 319th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, metallurgical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,658 and had an average of $21,462 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 36 metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,588 and $19,345 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 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 Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in metallurgical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great metallurgical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the metallurgical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying metallurgical engineering.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LeTourneau University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Longview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
LETU also made our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 3,122 students enrolled at LETU, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. LETU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at LeTourneau University]](/colleges/letourneau-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #2 spot on the list. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s metallurgical engineering degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
UTEP also made our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 24,879 students enrolled at UTEP, 1,873 were 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 funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[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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