2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s
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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 in Pennsylvania for General Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 272 people earned their degree in general engineering mechanics, making the major the 743rd most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 4 general engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering mechanics programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering mechanics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s general engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.
Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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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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