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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in engineering-related technologies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering-related technologies 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 technologies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region 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. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 20 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
UF also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, UF supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 UF Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech. ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s engineering-related tech degrees to qualified students.
ETSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 13,713 students enrolled at East Tennessee State University, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,115. 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.
Full ETSU Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 3 ’s engineering-related tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 6,769 students enrolled at Nicholls State University, 206 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nicholls State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Nicholls State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Louisiana Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Engineering-Related Tech. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s engineering-related tech students in 2020-2021.
South Louisiana Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 5,855 students enrolled at South Louisiana Community College 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 $5,519. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. South Louisiana Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full South Louisiana Community College 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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