2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Physics for a Doctorate

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Chemical Physics is the 1122nd most popular major in the country with 45 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Physics for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in chemical physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great chemical physics 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 chemical physics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Physics for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Physics for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Chemical Physics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado

1,379 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Physics for a Doctorate. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemical physics students in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 37,437 students enrolled at CU - Boulder, 1,379 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,889. During this same period, 46 students qualified for 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. 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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Kent State University at Kent
Kent, Ohio

778 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$7,199 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Chemical Physics for a Doctorate list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s chemical physics students in 2020-2021.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Chemical Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State, 778 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,199. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kent State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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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

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.