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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 39th most popular major in the country with 28,844 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,045 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,174 and $23,793 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s”.

Top 25 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 341 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 36 students received scholarships through 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Carnegie Mellon Veteran Student Life Report

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 148 students in 2020-2021.

Cornell also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, 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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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 31 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Electrical 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rutgers New Brunswick]](/colleges/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/student-life/veterans/)

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 75 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, George Washington University supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. To help with additional expenses, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at George Washington University]](/colleges/george-washington-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 85 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

UMCP also took the #8 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 40,709 students enrolled at UMCP, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received scholarships through 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 95%, 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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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 32 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Syracuse also took the #16 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University, 385 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. On top of their other funding sources, 217 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 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 Veteran Student Life Report

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New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NJIT, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 11,652 students enrolled at NJIT, 164 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 83 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,409. 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.

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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 180 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying ee list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Johns Hopkins supports 28,890 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,793. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. 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.

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

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #9, Drexel University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying ee list, Drexel has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel does offer 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s ranking. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 75 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 26,552 students enrolled at UPenn, 324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full University of Pennsylvania Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 58 students in 2020-2021.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Pitt Veteran Student Life Report

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New York University
New York, New York

New York University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 87 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #13.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 1 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 $6,388. During this same period, 1 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 NYU]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

Catholic University of America ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CUA, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Catholic University of America supports 5,366 students, and 196 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are 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 offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 Catholic University of America]](/colleges/catholic-university-of-america/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

With a ranking of #14, University of Rochester did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.

University of Rochester also took the #10 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,872. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Clarkson University
Potsdam, New York

Clarkson University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Clarkson University is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Clarkson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 67 of the 4,025 students enrolled at Clarkson 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. To help with additional expenses, 38 students received funds through 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 87%, 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%.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 166 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York, 739 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. During this same period, 328 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, 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%. 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia]](/colleges/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

With a ranking of #17, Stony Brook University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s EE degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #23 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 26,782 students enrolled at SUNY Stony Brook, 208 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,244. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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 Stony Brook University Veteran Student Life Report

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 34 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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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Manhattan College
Riverdale, New York

With a ranking of #19, Manhattan College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Manhattan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Riverdale, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Manhattan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 138 of the 3,965 students enrolled at Manhattan College were GI Bill® students, of which 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,822. To help with additional expenses, 75 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 Manhattan College Veteran Student Life Report

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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #20 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 82 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

Stevens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Stevens Institute of Technology supports 7,257 students, and 48 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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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Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania

Villanova University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 masters’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

Villanova not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 997 of the 11,032 students enrolled at Villanova University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 41 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

With a ranking of #22, Princeton University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 32 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Princeton supports 7,853 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,256. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships 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 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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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s ranking. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 104 are 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 $23,164. To help with additional expenses, 59 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. 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 RPI Veteran Student Life Report

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New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York

With a ranking of #24, New York Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s list. New York Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Old Westbury, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 6,851 students enrolled at NYIT were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,477. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NYIT 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%.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for EE for a Master’s ranking. Temple University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s EE degrees to qualified students.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple, 830 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,479. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Temple 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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