2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Systems Engineering for a Master’s

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Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Systems Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 34 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Missouri University of Science and Technology supports 7,642 students, and 306 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 185 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Systems Engineering for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 12 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying systems engineering list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 15,449 students enrolled at WUSTL were GI Bill® students, of which 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,972. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Systems Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 masters’s systems engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 9,792 students enrolled at University of St Thomas Minnesota, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of St Thomas Minnesota does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Systems Engineering for a Master’s. Saint Cloud State University is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s systems engineering degrees to qualified students.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 11,841 students enrolled at St. Cloud State University, 291 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,067. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%.

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