Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for General Civil Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.Among the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL, 690 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. During this same period, 79 students qualified for 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. 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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