2023 Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Civil Engineering Technology is the 425th most popular major in the country with 1,187 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 286 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 12 Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, RIT supports 16,158 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,424. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full RIT Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Murray State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 401 of the 9,449 students enrolled at Murray State University were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,362. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Murray State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Murray State]](/colleges/murray-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Fairmont, West Virginia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying civil engineering tech list, Fairmont State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,848 students enrolled at Fairmont State, 165 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Fairmont State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UNC Charlotte supports 30,146 students, and 1,476 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 642 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. On top of their other funding sources, 13 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. 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 Colorado State University - Pueblo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State University - Pueblo also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Pueblo supports 5,925 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,707. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Pueblo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State University - Pueblo]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-pueblo/student-life/veterans/)
Youngstown State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Youngstown State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Youngstown State University supports 11,835 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 130 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,697. 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.
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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. MSU Denver is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Denver also took the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 19,086 students enrolled at Metropolitan State University of Denver, 1,222 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 867 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,619. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 5 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
FDU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 48 of the 7,479 students enrolled at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,737. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus]](/colleges/fairleigh-dickinson-university-metropolitan-campus/student-life/veterans/)
University of Houston - Downtown ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s civil engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
UH Downtown also made our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11.Our most recent data shows that 20 of the 15,239 students enrolled at UH Downtown were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,002. 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 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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Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s civil engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying civil engineering tech list, Indiana State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 394 of the 10,829 students enrolled at Indiana State were GI Bill® students, of which 217 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,688. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students received funds through 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 Indiana State University]](/colleges/indiana-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, SUNY Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a small public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 15 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Poly, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 55 of the 3,044 students enrolled at SUNY Poly were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,230. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Poly does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
Full SUNY Poly Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #12, South Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
South Carolina State University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, South Carolina State University supports 2,339 students, and 216 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 33 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,512. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. South Carolina State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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