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2023 Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$60,225 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor's

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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 27 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,225 and $26,750 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 engineering science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s”.

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

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Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wartburg College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Science for a Bachelor’s list. Wartburg College is a small school located in Waverly, Iowa that handed out 10 bachelors’s engineering science degrees in 2020-2021.

Wartburg also made our “Best Engineering Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 1,563 students enrolled at Wartburg College were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,932. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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