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2023 Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

2 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Science 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 the Southeast Region for Materials Science for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 658 people earned their degree in materials sciences, making the major the 265th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, materials sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,925 and had an average of $26,966 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 39 materials sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Science for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in materials sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent materials sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the materials sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Science for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Science for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Science for a Doctorate. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 43,569 students enrolled at Florida State University, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Materials Science for a Doctorate list. University of Georgia is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 2 doctorate’s materials science degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Materials Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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