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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across Michigan, there were 434 engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,732 and $26,938 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering-related fields programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree vets studying engineering-related fields.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering-related fields degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Wayne State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University, 470 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayne State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Wayne State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 22 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Among the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan University, 486 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,462. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.According to our most recent data, Central Michigan University supports 17,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. 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 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 Central Michigan Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 10 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
WMU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. 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.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #5 spot on the list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 50 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Among the 8,783 students enrolled at UM Dearborn, 159 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,134. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UM Dearborn 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s list. Michigan State is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 11 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Among the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State University, 2 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 $14,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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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Oakland University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering-Related Fields for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 48 masters’s engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oakland, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Fields Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.According to our most recent data, Oakland University supports 18,552 students, and 323 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 197 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,271. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oakland University does offer 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%.
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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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