2023 Best Applied Engineering Technologies Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
176
Degrees Awarded
$22,900
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Applied Engineering Technologies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Applied Engineering Technologies is the 1035th most popular major in the country with 176 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied engineering technologies programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied engineering technologies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 for Applied Engineering Technologies” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Engineering Technologies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Engineering Technologies”.
Top 1 Best Applied Engineering Technologies Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Applied Engineering Technologies that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #1 spot on the list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 22 ’s applied engineering technologies degrees in 2020-2021.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. 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.
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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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