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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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 Plains States Region for Other ME Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other is the 890th most popular major in the country with 395 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 42 mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering related technologies/technicians, other programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The other me tech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other ME Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other ME Tech for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other ME Tech for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McPherson College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other ME Tech for a Bachelor’s list. McPherson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in McPherson, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at McPherson College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 868 students enrolled at McPherson College, 28 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,119. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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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