2023 Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for CE for a Master’s list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s CE degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.Of the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 1 were 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Connecticut]](/colleges/university-of-connecticut/student-life/veterans/)

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Haven. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for CE for a Master’s. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s CE students in 2020-2021.

University of New Haven did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.According to our most recent data, University of New Haven supports 6,961 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 225 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,535. To help with additional expenses, 86 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Haven 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%.

Full University of New Haven Veteran Student Life Report

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Fairfield University
Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for CE for a Master’s. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 13 masters’s CE degrees in 2020-2021.

Fairfield U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Of the 5,513 students enrolled at Fairfield U, 49 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,139. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.

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