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

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 999 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus, 430 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Engineering for a Master’s list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree vets studying engineering list, UGA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #3 spot on the list. Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 62 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Of the 9,006 students enrolled at Mercer, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,244. On top of their other funding sources, 3 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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