You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Electrical and Computer Engineering. for a Master’s list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 20 masters’s electrical and computer engineering. degrees in 2020-2021.
UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Electrical and Computer Engineering. Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 22,563 students enrolled at University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1,194 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,983. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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