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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for ME for a Doctorate

1 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for ME for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Virginia for ME for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 947 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,739 and $24,782 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mechanical 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 mechanical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for ME for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for ME for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree vets studying me.

Top 1 Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for ME for a Doctorate. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Among the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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