2023 Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,330 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology/technician, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s”.
Top 12 Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 97%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UF]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 27 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s construction engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. In addition to receiving other benefits, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
UH also took the #7 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston, 1,382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. During this same period, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UH Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 9 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, East Carolina University supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. East Carolina University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full East Carolina University Veteran Student Life Report
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 28 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FIU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
Full Florida International University Veteran Student Life Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Fort Collins supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. During this same period, 68 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Colorado State Veteran Student Life Report
Clemson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying construction engineering tech list, Clemson has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clemson supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Clemson]](/colleges/clemson-university/student-life/veterans/)
North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s construction engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Dakota State University offers 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. UA Little Rock is a public institution located in Little Rock, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 8,899 students enrolled at University of Arkansas at Little Rock were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,247. 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.
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Western Carolina University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking. WCU is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
WCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 12,243 students enrolled at Western Carolina University were GI Bill® students, of which 182 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,242. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Carolina University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full WCU Veteran Student Life Report
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Michigan State 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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