2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, New Jersey

Out of the 24 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. NJIT is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 92 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

NJIT also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, NJIT supports 11,652 students, and 164 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 83 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,409. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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

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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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 88 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. On top of their other funding sources, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,625. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Veteran Student Life Report

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Out of the 24 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 27 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying civil eng list, Cornell has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 35 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying civil eng list, NYU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 52,775 students enrolled at New York University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full NYU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

UMCP also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #12.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at UMCP were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through 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%. 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 University of Maryland - College Park]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 11 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 196 of the 5,366 students enrolled at Catholic University of America were GI Bill® students, of which 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,878. To help with additional expenses, 53 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Catholic University of America 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CUA]](/colleges/catholic-university-of-america/student-life/veterans/)

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Syracuse supports 21,322 students, and 385 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 250 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,840. During this same period, 217 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Syracuse University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 32,277 students enrolled at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus, 509 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel University offers 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying civil eng list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins University, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,793. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Johns Hopkins]](/colleges/johns-hopkins-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York

Manhattan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Manhattan College is located in Riverdale, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Manhattan also took the #19 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 138 of the 3,965 students enrolled at Manhattan were GI Bill® students, of which 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,822. On top of their other funding sources, 75 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Manhattan offers 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 Manhattan College Veteran Student Life Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

With a ranking of #13, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 56 degrees to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,050. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 111 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 739 of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 95%.

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #15, Villanova University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Villanova University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 37 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

Villanova also took the #6 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 11,032 students enrolled at Villanova University, 997 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 824 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,584. To help with additional expenses, 41 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

Full Villanova University Veteran Student Life Report

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Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York

Clarkson University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Potsdam, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

Clarkson also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #20.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 4,025 students enrolled at Clarkson University were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,482. On top of their other funding sources, 38 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clarkson University 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

University of Delaware came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying civil eng list, UD has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 23,613 students enrolled at University of Delaware, 364 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,229. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey

With a ranking of #18, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 26 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 48 of the 7,257 students enrolled at Stevens Institute of Technology 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. To help with additional expenses, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Stony Brook University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Stony Brook University supports 26,782 students, and 208 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 127 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,244. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Full SUNY Stony Brook Veteran Student Life Report

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #20 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute supports 7,501 students, and 104 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,164. In addition to receiving other benefits, 59 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Princeton University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 7,853 students enrolled at Princeton, 24 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,256. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Princeton University]](/colleges/princeton-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #22, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Temple is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Temple University supports 37,236 students, and 830 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 510 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Temple University offers 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Temple Veteran Student Life Report

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The City College of New York
New York, New York

The City College of New York came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. The City College of New York is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 15,227 students enrolled at The City College of New York, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,172. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The City College of New York 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%.

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Lehigh University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Lehigh supports 7,067 students, and 34 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 16 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,051. During this same period, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Lehigh]](/colleges/lehigh-university/student-life/veterans/)