2023 Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southeast Region for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Systems Engineering is the 160th most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 860 systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $83,661 and $23,007 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent systems engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the systems engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering.
Top 5 Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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 in the Southeast Region for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s systems engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UF supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate. 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.
In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, University of Virginia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia - Main Campus 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full University of Virginia - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. 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 southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, GMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 38,541 students enrolled at GMU, 2,334 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 42 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of South Alabama supports 14,224 students, and 868 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 411 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,549. During this same period, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Alabama does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Systems Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 7 doctorate’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 604 of the 16,450 students enrolled at University of Louisiana at Lafayette were GI Bill® students, of which 224 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,336. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Louisiana at Lafayette does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UL Lafayette Veteran Student Life Report
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