2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oregon

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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 178 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Portland State University also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Portland State University supports 23,640 students, and 1,127 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,835. On top of their other funding sources, 100 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 Portland State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 228 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list.According to our most recent data, Oregon State supports 32,312 students, and 1,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

Full Oregon State Veteran Student Life Report

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Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for Engineering for a Master’s. Klamath Falls, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OIT, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking.According to our most recent data, Oregon Institute of Technology supports 5,323 students, and 104 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 57 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,491. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oregon Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible 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 OIT]](/colleges/oregon-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)