2023 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 10,969 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,978 and $20,173 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,503 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in engineering technologies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering technologies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering technologies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering tech.
Top 17 Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 557 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 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 Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 128 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were 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. To help with additional expenses, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 ASU - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 369 students in 2020-2021.
UH also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 are 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. 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.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 183 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU offers 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 174 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State, 2,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, NMSU Main Campus supports 14,227 students, and 620 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 285 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NMSU Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Tarleton State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 116 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarleton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Tarleton State University supports 14,016 students, and 755 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 317 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,304. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tarleton State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 85 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
UNT also took the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of North Texas supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. 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.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. SHSU is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 139 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,092 of the 21,912 students enrolled at SHSU were GI Bill® students, of which 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SHSU]](/colleges/sam-houston-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 174 of the 2,349 students enrolled at OSU Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 85 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,592. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #11, Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Durant, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 265 of the 5,607 students enrolled at Southeastern Oklahoma State University were GI Bill® students, of which 152 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,866. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southeastern Oklahoma State University]](/colleges/southeastern-oklahoma-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 69 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Downtown, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 15,239 students enrolled at UH Downtown, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,002. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UH Downtown]](/colleges/university-of-houston-downtown/student-life/veterans/)
Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is located in Kingsville, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 215 of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Kingsville were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 Texas A&M University - Kingsville]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-kingsville/student-life/veterans/)
LeTourneau University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, LETU has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, LETU supports 3,122 students, and 106 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 79 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,229. To help with additional expenses, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Northeastern State University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
NSU also made our “Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18.Our most recent data shows that 304 of the 7,349 students enrolled at Northeastern State University were GI Bill® students, of which 118 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,801. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northeastern State University 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NSU]](/colleges/northeastern-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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