2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Planetary Astronomy and Science

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Planetary Astronomy & Science is the 1082nd most popular major in the country with 55 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Planetary Astronomy and Science” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in planetary astronomy and science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great planetary astronomy and science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the planetary astronomy and science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Planetary Astronomy and Science

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Planetary Astronomy and Science”.

Top 2 Best Planetary Astronomy & Science Colleges for Veterans

1

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

2,131 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$8,880 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Planetary Astronomy and Science. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 12 ’s planetary astronomy and science degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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2

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California

4 GI Bill® Students**

$67,154 Average GI Bill® Award

$112,166 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Planetary Astronomy and Science. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s planetary astronomy and science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 2,240 students enrolled at California Institute of Technology, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $67,154. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Caltech]](/colleges/california-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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

Footnotes

• *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.