2023 Best General Systems Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Systems Engineering” ranking.

General Systems Engineering is the 209th most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 190 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Systems Engineering” ranking analyzed 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general systems engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Systems Engineering” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Systems Engineering

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania vets studying general systems engineering.

Top 2 Best General Systems Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

324 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$19,383 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Systems Engineering list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general systems engineering degrees to 81 students in 2020-2021.

UPenn also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. During this same period, 78 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 95%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)

2

Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$76,378 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for General Systems Engineering. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 ’s general systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Drexel also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Drexel University Veteran Student Life Report

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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

Footnotes

• *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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