2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for EE for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for EE for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Electrical Engineering is the 30th most popular major in the country with 28,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Utah, there were 249 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for EE for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical 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 electrical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for EE for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for EE for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree vets studying ee.

Top 2 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for EE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

U of U also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah 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. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read More…

2

Utah State University
Logan, Utah

3 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for EE for a Master’s list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.Of the 27,691 students enrolled at Utah State University, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $285. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Utah State University does offer 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 USU Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.