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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s

1 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$59,096 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Southwest Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering Science is the 205th most popular major in the country with 1,454 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $76,473 and had an average of $22,601 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 173 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $92,813 and $21,177 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering science 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 the Southwest Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering science.

Top 1 Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 10 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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