2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Science Tech for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,100
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Other Science Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 2,451 people earned their degree in other science technologies/technicians, making the major the 255th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 453 other science technologies/technicians graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Science Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other science technologies/technicians. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other science technologies/technicians programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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 for Other Science Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Science Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 3 Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Science Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Campbell University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s other science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Campbell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Campbell supports 5,964 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 28 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,969. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Science Tech for a Bachelor’s. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s other science tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying other science tech list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Science Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 73 bachelors’s other science tech degrees in 2020-2021.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Science Technologies/Technicians Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Northern Arizona University supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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.