2023 Best Engineering Science Colleges for Veterans in Michigan
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Ranked Colleges
31
Degrees Awarded
$37,500
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering Science” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Michigan, there were 31 engineering science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the engineering science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering Science
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering Science”.
Top 1 Best Engineering Science Colleges for Veterans in Michigan
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Engineering Science that were part of this year’s ranking, Kettering University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Flint, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering science students in 2020-2021.
Kettering also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 2,030 students enrolled at Kettering University, 54 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,554. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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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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