2023 Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,187 people earned their degree in civil engineering technology/technician, making the major the 425th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 36 civil engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
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.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech”.
Top 1 Best Civil Engineering Technology Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Civil Engineering Tech list. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 23 ’s civil engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Downtown, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,002. 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.
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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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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