2023 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
1
Ranked Colleges
3
Degrees Awarded
$20,500
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Wisconsin for Engineering for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Wisconsin, there were 211 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $91,459 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,118 and $20,107 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank General Engineering Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best General Engineering Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Among the 7,547 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Platteville, 263 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,136. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Platteville does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW - Platteville]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-platteville/student-life/veterans/)
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a More Focused Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.
college factual
