2023 Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Polymer & Plastics Engineering is the 663rd most popular major in the country with 360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 39 general polymer amd plastics engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general polymer amd plastics engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general polymer amd plastics 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 general polymer amd plastics engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying polymer engineering.
Top 2 Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2020-2021.
Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University, 1,499 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn University]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Polymer Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s polymer engineering students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best General Polymer & Plastics Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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.
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