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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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 84 metallurgical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,679 and $22,500 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the metallurgical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree vets studying metallurgical engineering.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree vets studying metallurgical engineering list, U of U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.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 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. U of U does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Metallurgical Engineering for a Doctorate list. Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Metallurgical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Mines supports 6,744 students, and 234 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 145 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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