2023 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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$34,130
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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 in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 the Plains States region, there were 2,881 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,796 and $23,945 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,138 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 17 Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 212 degrees to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities supports 52,017 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 436 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMN Twin Cities]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 81 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State, 814 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, 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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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 77 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 30,318 students enrolled at University of Iowa, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.
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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-iowa/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Missouri - Columbia supports 31,089 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 Mizzou]](/colleges/university-of-missouri-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying physical sciences list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 7,382 students enrolled at Lindenwood University were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,583. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lindenwood University]](/colleges/lindenwood-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
KU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 26,744 students enrolled at KU, 70 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
UMN Duluth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 10,275 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Duluth, 249 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,883. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 102 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UMKC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,147 students enrolled at UMKC were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.
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%.
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Creighton University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Creighton, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Creighton supports 8,770 students, and 278 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 185 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,575. During this same period, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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University of Missouri - St Louis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 12 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UMSL also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #12.Our most recent data shows that 314 of the 13,874 students enrolled at University of Missouri - St Louis were GI Bill® students, of which 228 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,355. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Missouri - St Louis]](/colleges/university-of-missouri-st-louis/student-life/veterans/)
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 62 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 23,505 students enrolled at Missouri State University - Springfield, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,830. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri State University - Springfield offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Missouri State University - Springfield]](/colleges/missouri-state-university-springfield/student-life/veterans/)
University of Minnesota - Morris ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. UMN Morris is a small public school situated in Morris, Minnesota. It awarded 20 bachelors’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Morris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Minnesota - Morris supports 1,339 students, and 17 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,785. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Minnesota - Morris offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
Full University of Minnesota - Morris Veteran Student Life Report
Wichita State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this fairly large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying physical sciences list, WSU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 14,999 students enrolled at Wichita State University, 577 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 385 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,488. 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.
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Winona State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Winona State supports 7,106 students, and 142 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 69 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,645. During this same period, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Winona State]](/colleges/winona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #15, Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Peter, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Gustavus Adolphus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 2,230 students enrolled at Gustavus Adolphus, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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With a ranking of #16, St Olaf College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
St. Olaf did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 2,953 students enrolled at St Olaf College, 23 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,252. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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With a ranking of #17, Carleton College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Physical Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s physical sciences degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Carleton also made our “Best Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 1,940 students enrolled at Carleton College, 18 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,697. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Carleton College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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