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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Telcom Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Telecommunications Engineering is the 916th most popular major in the country with 133 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in telecommunications engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent telecommunications engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the telecommunications engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying telcom engineering.
Top 5 Best Telecommunications Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Engineering for a Master’s list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Telecommunications Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maryland - College Park]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 24 masters’s telcom engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Telecommunications Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,379 of the 37,437 students enrolled at CU - Boulder were GI Bill® students, of which 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,889. On top of their other funding sources, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CU - Boulder 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%. 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 CU - Boulder]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-boulder/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Engineering for a Master’s list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s telcom engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Telecommunications Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,706. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 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 The University of Texas at Dallas]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-dallas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Engineering for a Master’s list. FIU is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 6 masters’s telcom engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Telecommunications Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 58,836 students enrolled at Florida International University, 1,079 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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 91%, 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%.
Full Florida International University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Telecommunications Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, SMU supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SMU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 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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