2023 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
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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 has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across Massachusetts, there were 9,729 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,261 and $24,434 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,835 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 13 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 359 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Among the 11,254 students enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 129 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. On top of their other funding sources, 32 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Boston University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 429 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.According to our most recent data, Boston University supports 32,718 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Full Boston U Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 865 students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern also took the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 Northeastern]](/colleges/northeastern-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Maritime Academy landed the #4 spot on the list. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a public institution located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 156 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maritime, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 1,637 students enrolled at Maritime, 75 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,796. During this same period, 10 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Maritime 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Maritime Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Lowell, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 654 students in 2020-2021.
UMass Lowell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Among the 18,150 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Lowell, 623 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 290 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. To help with additional expenses, 29 students received scholarships through 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%.
Full University of Massachusetts - Lowell Veteran Student Life Report
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 528 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 477 of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst were GI Bill® students, of which 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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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With a ranking of #7, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 172 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Tufts also made our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tufts]](/colleges/tufts-university/student-life/veterans/)
Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. WIT is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 358 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
WIT also took the #10 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Among the 4,389 students enrolled at Wentworth Institute of Technology, 136 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 71 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,901. During this same period, 12 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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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 163 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
UMass Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth supports 7,869 students, and 209 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,026. On top of their other funding sources, 11 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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Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 745 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.According to our most recent data, Worcester Polytechnic Institute supports 6,920 students, and 77 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 47 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,341. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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%.
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Merrimack College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in North Andover, Massachusetts, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Merrimack did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 5,418 students enrolled at Merrimack College, 72 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,794. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Merrimack College offers 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%.
Full Merrimack Veteran Student Life Report
Western New England University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western New England is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Western New England also made our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #11.Of the 3,673 students enrolled at Western New England University, 81 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,271. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Western New England University Veteran Student Life Report
Olin College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Needham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Olin College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 310 students enrolled at Olin College, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $991. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 Olin College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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