2023 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Virginia, there were 5,204 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,411 and $23,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great 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 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 Virginia for Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 139 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia - Main Campus supports 25,628 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Engineering for a Master’s. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 195 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #4.Among the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Old Dominion University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 390 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #4 spot on the list. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 147 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,334 of the 38,541 students enrolled at GMU were GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. During this same period, 42 students received scholarships 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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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