2023 Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,904 people earned their degree in systems engineering, making the major the 160th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, systems engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $89,736 and had an average of $21,799 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in systems engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 systems engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate”.
Top 18 Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, UF has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at UF, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. UF 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 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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Out of the 18 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia supports 25,628 students, and 3 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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,254 students enrolled at MIT, 129 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. In addition to receiving other benefits, 32 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 98%. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at MIT]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s systems engineering students in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also took the #15 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
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 Systems Engineering for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, GWU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, GWU supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 GWU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 4 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, UIUC has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 52,679 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 UIUC Veteran Student Life Report
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.
Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 7,642 students enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 306 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri University of Science and Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Missouri University of Science and Technology]](/colleges/missouri-university-of-science-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)
George Mason University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 3 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, GMU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 38,541 students enrolled at George Mason University, 2,334 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. In addition to receiving other benefits, 42 students received scholarships through 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 86%, 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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University of Arizona landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%.
Full University of Arizona Veteran Student Life Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, Colorado State has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado State supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)
University of California - San Diego came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UCSD supports 39,576 students, and 112 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full University of California - San Diego Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #12, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate list. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.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. To help with additional expenses, 35 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Full Case Western Reserve University Veteran Student Life Report
Texas Tech University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,242 of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)
Boston University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 15 of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Boston U Veteran Student Life Report
University of South Alabama came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, USA has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 14,224 students enrolled at USA, 868 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,549. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. USA does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of South Alabama Veteran Student Life Report
Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 48 of the 7,257 students enrolled at Stevens were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,200. On top of their other funding sources, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
Full Stevens Veteran Student Life Report
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UL Lafayette also took the #17 spot in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 16,450 students enrolled at UL Lafayette, 604 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 224 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,336. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UL Lafayette offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 2 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 104 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 59 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Veteran Student Life Report
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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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