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2023 Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

3 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Plains States Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,760 people earned their degree in other engineering, making the major the 177th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $75,713 and had an average of $25,106 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 188 other engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,649 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in other engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate”.

Top 3 Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

KU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Kansas supports 26,744 students, and 70 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,917. 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 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 86%, 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 Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate list. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Other Engineering for a Doctorate list. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other engineering students in 2020-2021.

SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 146 of the 2,475 students enrolled at SD Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,477. 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 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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