2023 Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,018 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 96th most popular in the United States.
Across Texas, there were 764 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 8 Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. 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.
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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 12,373 students enrolled at SMU, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. On top of their other funding sources, 103 students received funds through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lamar University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 692 of the 16,637 students enrolled at Lamar University were GI Bill® students, of which 353 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,108. 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.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lamar University]](/colleges/lamar-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 31 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State, 2,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,635. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Prairie View A & M University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
PVAMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 9,248 students enrolled at Prairie View A & M University, 571 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 156 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,470. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Prairie View A & M University]](/colleges/prairie-view-a-and-m-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s list. West Texas A&M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
West Texas A&M University also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, West Texas A&M University supports 10,036 students, and 446 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 191 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,617. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Among the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University, 876 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,744. In addition to receiving other benefits, 263 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Baylor University]](/colleges/baylor-university/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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