Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Mining Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mining engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 126 of the 6,873 students enrolled at Michigan Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,246. During this same period, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.