2023 Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New York for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across New York, there were 591 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 62 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Cornell also made our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cornell University]](/colleges/cornell-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 26,782 students enrolled at SUNY Stony Brook, 208 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,244. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is located in Utica, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Poly, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, SUNY Poly supports 3,044 students, and 55 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,230. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 SUNY Poly Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Staten Island, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
CSI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Of the 12,797 students enrolled at College of Staten Island CUNY, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 65 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,068. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of Staten Island CUNY offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CSI]](/colleges/cuny-college-of-staten-island/student-life/veterans/)
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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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