2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Architectural Engineering Technology is the 427th most popular major in the country with 1,290 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 architectural engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in architectural engineering technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great architectural engineering technology/technician programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the architectural engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 12 Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 135 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 84 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Southern Mississippi supports 14,606 students, and 351 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 226 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,605. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Miss]](/colleges/university-of-southern-mississippi/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
IUPUI also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Of the 29,390 students enrolled at IUPUI, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,439. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Fairmont State University is a small public school situated in Fairmont, West Virginia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Fairmont State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 3,848 students enrolled at Fairmont State, 165 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,903. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Fairmont State University]](/colleges/fairmont-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 10 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 377 of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris were GI Bill® students, of which 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,426. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Ferris State University Veteran Student Life Report
Seminole State College of Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Seminole State College of Florida is located in Sanford, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.
Seminole State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 16,298 students enrolled at Seminole State College of Florida, 737 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 369 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,468. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Seminole State College of Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Alfred State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Alfred, New York, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2020-2021.
Alfred State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 3,667 students enrolled at Alfred State College, 99 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,209. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Alfred State College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Alfred State]](/colleges/suny-college-of-technology-at-alfred/student-life/veterans/)
Ranken Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ranken Technical College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Ranken Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,823 students enrolled at Ranken Technical College, 212 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,346. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships 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%.
Full Ranken Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, Farmingdale State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Farmingdale, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2020-2021.
SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 250 of the 10,018 students enrolled at Farmingdale State College were GI Bill® students, of which 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,431. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
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University of Hartford did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. UHart is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.
UHart also took the #8 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 6,493 students enrolled at University of Hartford were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. During this same period, 18 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of Hartford Veteran Student Life Report
Vermont Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Randolph, Vermont, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2020-2021.
Vermont Tech also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.Among the 1,520 students enrolled at Vermont Technical College, 44 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,224. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Vermont Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
New England Institute of Technology landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It awarded 8 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
New England Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 259 of the 2,031 students enrolled at New England Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. To help with additional expenses, 34 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full New England Institute of Technology 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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