2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for CE for a Doctorate

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for CE for a Doctorate. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, 117 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,422. To help with additional expenses, 36 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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 Carnegie Mellon]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)

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New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for CE for a Doctorate list. NJIT is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s CE degrees to qualified students.

NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 11,652 students enrolled at NJIT, 164 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NJIT 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NJIT]](/colleges/new-jersey-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for CE for a Doctorate list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s CE degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 364 of the 23,613 students enrolled at University of Delaware were GI Bill® students, of which 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,229. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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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Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for CE for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 4 doctorate’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 48 of the 7,257 students enrolled at Stevens were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,200. On top of their other funding sources, 12 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report