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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Engineering-Related Fields is the 112th most popular major in the country with 6,736 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering-related fields graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $77,404 and had an average of $26,200 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 69 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related fields. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related fields 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 engineering-related fields program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s”.
Out of the 69 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 53 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. 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 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 89 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
GWU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dayton. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
UDayton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,650 students enrolled at University of Dayton, 197 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,930. During this same period, 40 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Dayton]](/colleges/university-of-dayton/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 88 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #9 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 306 of the 7,642 students enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,588. During this same period, 13 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 19 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also took the #25 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, ASU - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Washington State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 20 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Washington State University supports 31,159 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,702. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for 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%.
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University of Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 180 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 27,562 students enrolled at UARK, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arkansas]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)
New York University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 210 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering-related fields list, NYU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.
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East Carolina University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 28,798 students enrolled at ECU 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 $11,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ECU]](/colleges/east-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 24 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 470 of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University were GI Bill® students, of which 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayne State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
RIT also took the #20 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. RIT offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full RIT Veteran Student Life Report
Eastern Michigan University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan, 486 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Michigan University]](/colleges/eastern-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
Florida Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Melbourne, Florida, and it awarded 40 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Tech also made our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19.According to our most recent data, Florida Institute of Technology supports 6,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,500. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Florida Tech Veteran Student Life Report
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 109 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,652 students enrolled at New Jersey Institute of Technology, 164 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,409. 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Jersey Institute of Technology]](/colleges/new-jersey-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #15, Iowa State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State also took the #16 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Iowa State supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for 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 89%. 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 Iowa State University]](/colleges/iowa-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 103 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering-related fields list, Stanford has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Stanford supports 15,953 students, and 188 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 118 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. To help with additional expenses, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stanford]](/colleges/stanford-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #17, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also took the #22 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #18, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Of the 26,744 students enrolled at KU, 70 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,917. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Drexel University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 21 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel University, 2 were 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel University 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 17,311 students enrolled at Central Michigan were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $425. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan Veteran Student Life Report
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
According to our most recent data, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis supports 29,390 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,439. 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.
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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #22, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 62 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UIUC Veteran Student Life Report
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 124 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 1,079 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
Eastern Kentucky University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Eastern Kentucky University is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
Our most recent data shows that 869 of the 14,465 students enrolled at Eastern Kentucky University were GI Bill® students, of which 469 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,031. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Kentucky University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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California State University - Northridge did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering-related fields list, CSUN has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 40,381 students enrolled at CSUN, 680 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 336 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,745. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
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