2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other ME Tech for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Massachusetts for Other ME Tech for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 395 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other, making the major the 890th most popular in the United States.
Across Massachusetts, there were 11 mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 5 mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,931 and $13,427 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other ME Tech for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other ME Tech for an Associate”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Other ME Tech for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 associates’s other ME tech degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Among the 18,150 students enrolled at UMass Lowell, 623 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. To help with additional expenses, 29 students received scholarships through 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%.
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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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