Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s general manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.
UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list.Among the 29,986 students enrolled at UK, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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