2023 Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Engineering is the 252nd most popular major in the country with 2,760 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 540 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 12 Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s list. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Old Dominion, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Old Dominion does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s. University of Virginia - Main Campus is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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 97%.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
NC State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 108 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clemson supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Clemson Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 29,070 students enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. 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 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 Virginia Commonwealth University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 22,563 students enrolled at University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1,194 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,983. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UAB]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham/student-life/veterans/)
University of Alabama in Huntsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 9,999 students enrolled at University of Alabama in Huntsville, 645 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 294 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,721. To help with additional expenses, 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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Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying other engineering list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #9, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 789 of the 12,753 students enrolled at NC A&T were GI Bill® students, of which 245 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,612. To help with additional expenses, 7 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 NC A&T]](/colleges/north-carolina-a-and-t-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Mercer University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s list. Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s other engineering degrees to qualified students.
Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Mercer University supports 9,006 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,244. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 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 87%, 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%.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s ranking. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 5 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 30,146 students enrolled at UNC Charlotte, 1,476 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,691. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Charlotte offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Charlotte]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-charlotte/student-life/veterans/)
Alabama A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Alabama A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Normal, Alabama. It awarded 34 masters’s other engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
AAMU also took the #12 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, AAMU supports 5,977 students, and 421 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 67 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,070. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Alabama A & M University]](/colleges/alabama-a-and-m-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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.
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