2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Engineering for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
474
Degrees Awarded
$17,200
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Engineering for an Associate” ranking.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,414 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 474 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Engineering for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Engineering for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree vets studying engineering.
Top 1 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Engineering for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Superior State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree vets studying engineering list, Lake Superior State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 1,909 students enrolled at Lake Superior State University, 86 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,934. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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