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2023 Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 272 people earned their degree in engineering mechanics, making the major the 308th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering mechanics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,399 and had an average of $24,558 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 95 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering mechanics 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 engineering mechanics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying engineering mechanics.

Top 1 Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Doctorate list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering mechanics students in 2020-2021.

Iowa State also made our “Best Engineering Mechanics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Iowa State supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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