2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for General Systems Engineering
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Ranked Colleges
227
Degrees Awarded
$40,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 in Virginia for General Systems Engineering” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,904 people earned their degree in general systems engineering, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States.
Across Virginia, there were 227 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for General Systems Engineering” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general systems engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
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 in Virginia for General Systems Engineering
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for General Systems Engineering”.
Top 2 Best General Systems Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Virginia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for General Systems Engineering list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general systems engineering degrees to 167 students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Virginia]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Virginia for General Systems Engineering. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s general systems engineering degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
GMU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, GMU supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. GMU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at GMU]](/colleges/george-mason-university/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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