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2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Robotics Engineering is the 230th most popular major in the country with 1,243 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, robotics engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $72,719 and had an average of $21,565 in loans still to pay off.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in robotics engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great robotics 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 robotics engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate”.

Top 5 Best Robotics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s robotics engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Robotics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Robotics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Carnegie Mellon University supports 13,519 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. On top of their other funding sources, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Carnegie Mellon]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s robotics engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Robotics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,559 of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. In addition to receiving other benefits, 17 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Oregon State University]](/colleges/oregon-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s robotics engineering students in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our “Best Robotics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 430 of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,376. On top of their other funding sources, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus]](/colleges/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Robotics Engineering for a Doctorate. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s robotics engineering degrees to qualified students.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Robotics Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 6,920 students enrolled at WPI, 77 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,341. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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