2023 Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s” ranking.
Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,248 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,492 and $26,391 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s”.
Top 16 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 30 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 11,254 students enrolled at MIT, 129 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. On top of their other funding sources, 32 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. MIT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Northeastern University supports 22,905 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 6 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,441. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. To help with additional expenses, 2 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 86%, 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Located in Northfield, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
Norwich not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 822 of the 3,975 students enrolled at Norwich were GI Bill® students, of which 569 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,528. To help with additional expenses, 55 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%.
Full Norwich University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #5 spot on the list. West Haven, Connecticut 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 33 students in 2020-2021.
University of New Haven not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 6,961 students enrolled at University of New Haven were GI Bill® students, of which 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,535. In addition to receiving other benefits, 86 students received funds through 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%.
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University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
UCONN also made our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCONN]](/colleges/university-of-connecticut/student-life/veterans/)
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, and it awarded 36 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell also took the #10 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 18,150 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Lowell, 623 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Massachusetts - Lowell 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%.
Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Veteran Student Life Report
University of Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. UMaine is a public institution located in Orono, Maine. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Maine supports 11,741 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 21 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying civil eng list, Tufts has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tufts]](/colleges/tufts-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Rhode Island landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 381 of the 17,649 students enrolled at University of Rhode Island were GI Bill® students, of which 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at URI]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)
University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Wentworth Institute of Technology ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
WIT also took the #13 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,389 students enrolled at Wentworth Institute of Technology, 136 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,901. On top of their other funding sources, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wentworth Institute of Technology 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wentworth Institute of Technology]](/colleges/wentworth-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
University of Vermont landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s ranking. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s civil eng degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 218 of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UVM]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #14, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying civil eng list, WPI has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 77 of the 6,920 students enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute were GI Bill® students, of which 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Hartford ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Civil Eng for a Master’s list. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 7 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
UHart also took the #16 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 6,493 students enrolled at University of Hartford, 96 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Hartford does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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.
Full University of Hartford Veteran Student Life Report
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