2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Physical Sciences for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
157
Degrees Awarded
$21,038
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Physical Sciences for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 50,306 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Virginia, there were 1,478 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,871 and $21,765 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 157 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,630 and $19,964 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Physical Sciences for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Physical Sciences for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia associate degree vets studying physical sciences.
Top 1 Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Richard Bland College of William and Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Physical Sciences for an Associate list. Richard Bland College of William and Mary is a small school located in South Prince George, Virginia that handed out 157 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RBC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 57 of the 2,218 students enrolled at Richard Bland College of William and Mary were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,737. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Richard Bland College of William and Mary]](/colleges/richard-bland-college-of-the-college-of-william-and-mary/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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