2023 Best Physics and Astronomy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
15
Degrees Awarded
$36,000
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Physics and Astronomy for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Physics and Astronomy is the 1150th most popular major in the country with 38 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 physics and astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent physics and astronomy 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 physics and astronomy program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 Physics and Astronomy for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Physics and Astronomy for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Physics and Astronomy for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Physics and Astronomy Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Physics and Astronomy for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 15 bachelors’s physics and astronomy degrees in 2020-2021.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Physics and Astronomy Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Kentucky offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 of Kentucky]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/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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