Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for General Systems Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Our most recent data shows that 104 of the 7,501 students enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,164. During this same period, 59 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.