2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Manufacturing Tech for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Manufacturing Tech for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,812 people earned their degree in manufacturing engineering technology, making the major the 271st most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 304 manufacturing engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Manufacturing Tech for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in manufacturing engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality manufacturing engineering technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the manufacturing engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Manufacturing Tech for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree vets studying manufacturing tech.
Top 2 Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Manufacturing Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s manufacturing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
SIUC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 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 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. Southern Illinois University Carbondale does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Manufacturing Tech for a Master’s list. Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s manufacturing tech degrees to qualified students.
WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Manufacturing Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 7,490 students enrolled at WIU, 330 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,652. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WIU]](/colleges/western-illinois-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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