2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$31,100
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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 for Engineering Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,454 people earned their degree in general engineering science, making the major the 342nd most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering science 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 general engineering science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s”.
Top 12 Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering science degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Carnegie Mellon supports 13,519 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. During this same period, 36 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Carnegie Mellon]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UT Knoxville supports 30,559 students, and 1,122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 89%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering science degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Ole Miss supports 21,014 students, and 46 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,346. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ole Miss offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
Louisiana State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Louisiana State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering science list, Notre Dame has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 12,809 students enrolled at Notre Dame, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,670. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 97%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Notre Dame Veteran Student Life Report
University of Toledo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s ranking. University of Toledo is located in Toledo, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s engineering science degrees to qualified students.
University of Toledo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 18,319 students enrolled at University of Toledo, 510 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. During this same period, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Toledo offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Toledo Veteran Student Life Report
Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wright State University - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 10,936 students enrolled at Wright State University - Main Campus, 731 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 419 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,623. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Wright State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/wright-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, Kettering University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s list. Kettering University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 27 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kettering, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 54 of the 2,030 students enrolled at Kettering University were GI Bill® students, of which 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,554. During this same period, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kettering University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Kettering Veteran Student Life Report
Harvard University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 104 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering science list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Harvard supports 30,391 students, and 304 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 254 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Full Harvard University Veteran Student Life Report
University of New Orleans ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
UNO also made our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13.Among the 8,375 students enrolled at UNO, 304 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,782. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNO]](/colleges/university-of-new-orleans/student-life/veterans/)
Dartmouth College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 3 masters’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.
Dartmouth also made our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 6,292 students enrolled at Dartmouth, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,075. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Sonoma State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Science for a Master’s list. Rohnert Park, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
SSU also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Engineering Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 8,018 students enrolled at Sonoma State University, 145 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,268. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sonoma State University offers 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%.
Full Sonoma State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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