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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,768 people earned their degree in other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, making the major the 347th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 666 other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 513 other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 139 bachelors’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 28,798 students enrolled at ECU, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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 ECU]](/colleges/east-carolina-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 167 bachelors’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Old Dominion University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jacksonville State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s list. Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
Jacksonville State University also made our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3.Of the 9,238 students enrolled at Jacksonville State University, 371 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 125 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,159. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Jacksonville State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Jacksonville State University]](/colleges/jacksonville-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s list. UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 bachelors’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 30,146 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1,476 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morehead State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 15 bachelors’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Morehead State University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 9,304 students enrolled at Morehead State University, 191 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,170. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Morehead State University Veteran Student Life Report
Florida International University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full FIU Veteran Student Life Report
North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields list, NC A&T has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, North Carolina A & T State University supports 12,753 students, and 789 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 245 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,612. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC A&T]](/colleges/north-carolina-a-and-t-state-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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