2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s
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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 General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Systems Engineering is the 209th most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 784 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in general systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general systems engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general systems engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 13 Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Florida]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 72 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 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. 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.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 109 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying general systems engineering list, University of Virginia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 26 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, 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%.
Full George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,710. To help with additional expenses, 42 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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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University of Arizona landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 54 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
Washington University in St Louis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 15,449 students enrolled at Washington University in St Louis were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 WUSTL Veteran Student Life Report
University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UPenn also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, University of Pennsylvania supports 26,552 students, and 324 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. To help with additional expenses, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Case Western also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 11,465 students enrolled at Case Western, 109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,799. On top of their other funding sources, 35 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Case Western Veteran Student Life Report
Maine Maritime Academy landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Maine Maritime is a small public school situated in Castine, Maine. It awarded 11 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying general systems engineering list, Maine Maritime has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 92 of the 941 students enrolled at Maine Maritime Academy were GI Bill® students, of which 37 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,276. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Maine Maritime Academy offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Maine Maritime Academy]](/colleges/maine-maritime-academy/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UCCS also made our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14.Of the 12,380 students enrolled at UCCS, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCCS 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCCS]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-at-colorado-springs/student-life/veterans/)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s general systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying general systems engineering list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 8,899 students enrolled at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,247. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arkansas at Little Rock]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Systems Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 30,146 students enrolled at UNC Charlotte, 1,476 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 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 UNC Charlotte]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-charlotte/student-life/veterans/)
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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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