2023 Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Science for a Master’s. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s materials science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying materials science list, RIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rochester Institute of Technology supports 16,158 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,424. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rochester Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #2 spot on the list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s materials science degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Rochester, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester, 7 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 $14,872. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rochester]](/colleges/university-of-rochester/student-life/veterans/)

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s materials science degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo also took the #3 spot in our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University at Buffalo supports 32,347 students, and 382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 195 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,050. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University at Buffalo]](/colleges/university-at-buffalo/student-life/veterans/)

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William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, New Jersey

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Materials Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #4 spot on the list. William Paterson University is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

William Paterson University also made our “Best Materials Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, William Paterson University of New Jersey supports 9,635 students, and 133 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 69 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,535. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. William Paterson University of New Jersey offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full William Paterson University Veteran Student Life Report