by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study metallurgical engineering, you’ve come to the right place. This ranking highlights 4 colleges ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing metallurgical engineering, using our 2026 methodology.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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No school served veteran metallurgical engineering students better than Missouri University of Science and Technology this year. It scores 91.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about metallurgical engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology
Veteran students seeking a strong metallurgical engineering program will find one at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, which ranked #2. It scores 86.5 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the metallurgical engineering program at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
A rank of #3 makes Colorado School of Mines one of the top metallurgical engineering colleges for veteran students. It scores 84.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the metallurgical engineering program at Colorado School of Mines
Veteran students seeking a strong metallurgical engineering program will find one at The University of Texas at El Paso, which ranked #4. It scores 75.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the metallurgical engineering program at The University of Texas at El Paso
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying metallurgical engineering: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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