2023 Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Civil Engineering Technology is the 425th most popular major in the country with 1,187 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 36 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering technology/technician 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 civil engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #1 spot on the list. UH Downtown is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 15,239 students enrolled at University of Houston - Downtown, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Houston - Downtown does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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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