2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$57,852
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18,886 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 184 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering technologies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering tech.
Top 25 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 184 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 703 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Purdue University - Main Campus supports 46,655 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 184 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 557 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 111 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, UF has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Florida supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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Out of the 184 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 79 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 306 of the 7,642 students enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri University of Science and Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Missouri University of Science and Technology]](/colleges/missouri-university-of-science-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 403 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
ECU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, ECU supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #6, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 286 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
RIT also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. RIT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rochester Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 128 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,287 of the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,275. On top of their other funding sources, 257 students received funds 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Academy of Art University]](/colleges/academy-of-art-university/student-life/veterans/)
California State University Maritime Academy did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Cal Maritime is a public institution located in Vallejo, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, Cal Maritime is in the top on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.According to our most recent data, Cal Maritime supports 952 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,600. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cal Maritime does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cal Maritime]](/colleges/california-maritime-academy/student-life/veterans/)
Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Drexel also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Drexel University]](/colleges/drexel-university/student-life/veterans/)
Iowa State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 99 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Iowa State supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Iowa State Veteran Student Life Report
ECPI University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 179 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 14,353 students enrolled at ECPI University were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,344. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ECPI University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ECPI University]](/colleges/ecpi-university/student-life/veterans/)
New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 230 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, NJIT has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 164 of the 11,652 students enrolled at NJIT were GI Bill® students, of which 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,409. 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.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Washington State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Wazzu supports 31,159 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,702. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
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University of Dayton landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Dayton is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 51 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on this list, UDayton is in the top on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 197 of the 11,650 students enrolled at University of Dayton were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,930. During this same period, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UDayton]](/colleges/university-of-dayton/student-life/veterans/)
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 95 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State also took the #18 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State University supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 184 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, Colorado State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Fort Collins supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Fort Collins does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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With a ranking of #18, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, NYU supports 52,775 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full NYU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Among the 11,953 students enrolled at UAA, 42 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,609. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UAA offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Miami University - Oxford is also in the top of our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 18,880 students enrolled at Miami University - Oxford, 405 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,877. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Miami University - Oxford]](/colleges/miami-university-oxford/student-life/veterans/)
Stanford University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stanford University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 67 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 15,953 students enrolled at Stanford, 188 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,909. In addition to receiving other benefits, 61 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stanford University]](/colleges/stanford-university/student-life/veterans/)
Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 204 students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Old Dominion University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
Among the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion, 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. To help with additional expenses, 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
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 369 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UH]](/colleges/university-of-houston/student-life/veterans/)
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
On top of its placing in this ranking, University of Arizona also did well on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.Of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
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