2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Chemistry for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
1,167
Degrees Awarded
$18,700
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Chemistry for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 20,056 people earned their degree in general chemistry, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,167 general chemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general chemistry 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 chemistry program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Chemistry for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Chemistry for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Chemistry for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Chemistry Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Chemistry for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Magnolia, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s chemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying chemistry list, Southern Arkansas University Main Campus has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Chemistry Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 4,432 students enrolled at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus, 114 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,958. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus]](/colleges/southern-arkansas-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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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