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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering

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Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 for Water Resources Engineering” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 71 people earned their degree in water resources engineering, making the major the 1072nd most popular in the United States.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in water resources engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality water resources engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the water resources 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 for Water Resources Engineering

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering”.

Top 6 Best Water Resources Engineering Colleges for Veterans

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 3 ’s water resources engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

USC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at University of Southern California were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. On top of their other funding sources, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. On top of their other funding sources, 17 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s water resources engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of New Mexico - Main Campus supports 22,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s water resources engineering degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our vets studying water resources engineering list, University at Buffalo has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo were GI Bill® students, of which 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,050. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University at Buffalo Veteran Student Life Report

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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering. This fairly large school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 ’s water resources engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Villanova also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 11,032 students enrolled at Villanova, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,584. To help with additional expenses, 41 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Water Resources Engineering list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s water resources engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our vets studying water resources engineering list, U of I has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 10,791 students enrolled at U of I, 382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U of I 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 Idaho Veteran Student Life Report

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