2023 Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for EE Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Electronics Engineering Technology is the 130th most popular major in the country with 8,592 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, electronics engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,304 and had an average of $24,888 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 942 electronics engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,116 and $23,768 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 electronics engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for EE Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electronics engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electronics engineering technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the electronics engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for EE Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for EE Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for EE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s EE tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 369 of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State University were GI Bill® students, of which 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 South Dakota State Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for EE Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 9 bachelors’s EE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Minnesota State Mankato also took the #2 spot in our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 331 of the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato were GI Bill® students, of which 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,814. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Minnesota State Mankato does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full Minnesota State University - Mankato Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for EE Tech for a Bachelor’s. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s EE tech degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 6,398 students enrolled at Pitt State, 204 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,125. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Pittsburg State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for EE Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamilton Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hamilton Technical College is a small school located in Davenport, Iowa that handed out 28 bachelors’s EE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Hamilton Technical College also made our “Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5.Of the 120 students enrolled at Hamilton Technical College, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,923. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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