2023 Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Engineering Technology is the 181st most popular major in the country with 3,595 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,222 and had an average of $24,469 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 162 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,510 and $21,813 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 computer engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer engineering technology programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the computer engineering technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

1

Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

321 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 27 bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

CCSU also made our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 10,652 students enrolled at CCSU, 321 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,782. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CCSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Central Connecticut State University Veteran Student Life Report

2

Vermont Technical College
Randolph, Vermont

44 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$7,224 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Randolph, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer engineering tech degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

Vermont Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 44 of the 1,520 students enrolled at Vermont Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Vermont Tech Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Computer Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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