2
Ranked Colleges
12
Degrees Awarded
$37,000
Avg Cost*
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 for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in metallurgical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent metallurgical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the metallurgical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The metallurgical 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 for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying metallurgical engineering.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s metallurgical engineering degrees to qualified students.
U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U 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. U of U offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Utah Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #2 spot on the list. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 6 doctorate’s metallurgical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Mines also made our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 234 of the 6,744 students enrolled at Colorado School of Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado School of Mines offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Colorado School of Mines]](/colleges/colorado-school-of-mines/student-life/veterans/)
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a More Focused Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to {}.
college factual
