2023 Best Energy Systems Engineering (General) Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
49
Degrees Awarded
$33,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Far Western US Region for Energy Systems Engineering (General)” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 138 people earned their degree in energy systems engineering (general), making the major the 953rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 49 energy systems engineering (general) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great energy systems engineering (general) 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 energy systems engineering (general) program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Energy Systems Engineering (General)
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Energy Systems Engineering (General)”.
Top 1 Best Energy Systems Engineering (General) Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Energy Systems Engineering (General) list. Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this small public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified ’s energy systems engineering (general) students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OIT, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 104 of the 5,323 students enrolled at OIT were GI Bill® students, of which 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,491. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. OIT does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 OIT]](/colleges/oregon-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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.
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