2023 Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nevada
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for General Civil Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 20,711 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.
Across Nevada, there were 179 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 123 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,298 and $27,287 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for General Civil Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general civil engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for General Civil Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for nevada bachelor’s degree vets studying general civil engineering.
Top 2 Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Nevada
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for General Civil Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UNLV also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking.Of the 31,142 students enrolled at UNLV, 1,594 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,370. 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.
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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for General Civil Engineering for a Bachelor’s. UNR is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 68 bachelors’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UNR also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list, coming in at #1.Among the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR, 669 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,493. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNR does offer 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%.
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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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