2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the New England Region for Civil Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 131 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 908th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 7 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Engineering for a Master’s list. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying civil engineering list, WPI has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 6,920 students enrolled at WPI, 77 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,341. On top of their other funding sources, 7 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WPI]](/colleges/worcester-polytechnic-institute/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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