2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Science Tech
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Ranked Colleges
321
Degrees Awarded
$30,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Science Tech” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Science Technologies/Technicians is the 180th most popular major in the country with 2,451 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other science technologies/technicians graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,953 and had an average of $20,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 321 other science technologies/technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,855 and $27,928 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Science Tech” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other science technologies/technicians. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other science technologies/technicians programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other science technologies/technicians program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Science Tech
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying other science tech.
Top 2 Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Science Tech list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 107 ’s other science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Other Science Tech. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 73 ’s other science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU, 1,055 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. During this same period, 56 students received scholarships 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%.
Full Northern Arizona University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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