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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 5,420 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,367 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 34 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mechanical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 25 Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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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 the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 400 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. 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 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 273 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying general mechanical engineering list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 34 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 98 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. During this same period, 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 240 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying general mechanical engineering list, UH has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,382 of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston were GI Bill® students, of which 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. On top of their other funding sources, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Houston Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 305 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying general mechanical engineering list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech University supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 256 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.

OSU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,038 of the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU were GI Bill® students, of which 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students qualified for 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at OSU]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 117 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Prescott, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

Embry-Riddle Prescott not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Embry-Riddle Prescott supports 3,004 students, and 282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 186 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,865. In addition to receiving other benefits, 143 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott]](/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-prescott/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. 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 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 The University of Texas at Arlington Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. UTSA is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 169 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UTSA also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #18.Of the 34,742 students enrolled at UTSA, 3,565 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds 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%.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 274 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full UT Austin Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #12, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 136 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNT supports 40,953 students, and 2,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,138 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, UNM supports 22,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full UNM Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 234 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, UT Dallas supports 28,669 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,706. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Dallas offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a fairly large school located in Corpus Christi, Texas that handed out 80 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi supports 10,820 students, and 773 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 357 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,191. 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.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 73 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, SMU supports 12,373 students, and 327 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 215 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,612. During this same period, 103 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SMU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Southern Methodist University]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 144 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,055 of the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU were GI Bill® students, of which 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,378. During this same period, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NAU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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 NAU]](/colleges/northern-arizona-university/student-life/veterans/)

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 100 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Mexico State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Prairie View A & M University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.

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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,470. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Prairie View A & M University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general mechanical engineering students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 871 of the 32,441 students enrolled at UT Rio Grande Valley were GI Bill® students, of which 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #21, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

Among the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma, 934 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full UCO Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 67 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M Kingsville, 215 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. To help with additional expenses, 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 Texas A&M Kingsville]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-kingsville/student-life/veterans/)

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #23, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice University, 157 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,656. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Rice Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma

University of Tulsa came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 3,960 students enrolled at University of Tulsa, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,162. On top of their other funding sources, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full University of Tulsa Veteran Student Life Report

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General Mechanical Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. LeTourneau University is located in Longview, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LETU, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 3,122 students enrolled at LETU, 106 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,229. On top of their other funding sources, 18 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. LETU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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