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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Geology for a Doctorate

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Geology for a Doctorate

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 Virginia for Geology for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geology & Earth Sciences is the 125th most popular major in the country with 6,024 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Virginia, there were 121 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geology and earth sciences 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 geology and earth sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Geology for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree vets studying geology.

Top 1 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Geology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 119 of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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