2023 Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Physical Science for a Master’s” ranking.

Other Physical Science is the 562nd most popular major in the country with 538 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Physical Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences (other). The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences (other) 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 physical sciences (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 Other Physical Science for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Other Physical Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Physical Science for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

1,102 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Physical Science for a Master’s. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s physical sciences (other) students in 2020-2021.

NC State also made our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 94%.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

4 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Physical Science for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 107 masters’s physical sciences (other) degrees in 2020-2021.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Physical Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.