2023 Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
178
Degrees Awarded
$65,088
Avg Salary
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 Architectural Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,012 people earned their degree in architectural engineering, making the major the 239th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, architectural engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $65,501 and had an average of $25,395 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 283 architectural engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,555 and $26,729 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 178 architectural engineering 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 Architectural Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in architectural engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architectural engineering 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 architectural engineering 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 the Southeast Region for Architectural Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University, 1,499 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn University does offer 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn University]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Miami landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 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 $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Miami offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Miami]](/colleges/university-of-miami/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 10 bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 37,840 students enrolled at UA, 2,081 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,975. To help with additional expenses, 357 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UA 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UA]](/colleges/the-university-of-alabama/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina A & T State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Architectural Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s architectural engineering degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
NC A&T did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 12,753 students enrolled at NC A&T, 789 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 245 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,612. During this same period, 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 North Carolina A & T State University]](/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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