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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 989 people earned their degree in engineering-related technologies, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering-related technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,339 and had an average of $21,670 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 213 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,734 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 engineering-related technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering-related technologies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering-related technologies 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 technologies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering-related tech.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Florida]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech for a Bachelor’s list. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school situated in Johnson City, Tennessee. It awarded 3 bachelors’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ETSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 13,713 students enrolled at ETSU, 6 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,115. 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.
Full East Tennessee State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering-Related Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 206 of the 6,769 students enrolled at Nicholls State University were GI Bill® students, of which 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,222. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Nicholls State University 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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