2023 Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Physical Sciences for a Doctorate. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 50 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, 430 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Physical Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 31 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. During this same period, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Physical Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our georgia doctor’s degree vets studying physical sciences list, Emory has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.According to our most recent data, Emory University supports 13,997 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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