2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 96,336 people earned their degree in mechanic and repair technologies, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanic and repair technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,873 and had an average of $12,430 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 257 mechanic and repair technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanic and repair technologies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanic and repair technologies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanic and repair technologies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying mechanic & repair technologies.
Top 8 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Worldwide is located in Daytona Beach, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 108 bachelors’s mechanic and repair technologies degrees to qualified students.
Embry-Riddle Worldwide also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 13,904 students enrolled at Embry-Riddle Worldwide, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,465. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Embry-Riddle Worldwide 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Embry-Riddle Worldwide]](/colleges/embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-worldwide/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mechanic and repair technologies students in 2020-2021.
Ferris also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris, 377 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ferris does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ferris]](/colleges/ferris-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mechanic and repair technologies students in 2020-2021.
WMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Western Michigan University supports 19,887 students, and 584 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full WMU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University - Northern. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s list. Montana State University - Northern is a public institution located in Havre, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Montana State University - Northern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,024 students enrolled at Montana State University - Northern, 50 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,970. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montana State University - Northern offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Montana State University - Northern Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #5 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 3 bachelors’s mechanic and repair technologies degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis - Clark State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 168 of the 3,856 students enrolled at Lewis - Clark State College were GI Bill® students, of which 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,079. During this same period, 14 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lewis - Clark State College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Lewis - Clark State College Veteran Student Life Report
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Flushing, New York. It awarded 3 bachelors’s mechanic and repair technologies degrees in 2020-2021.
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology also took the #8 spot in our “Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 175 of the 1,442 students enrolled at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 140 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,393. To help with additional expenses, 67 students received scholarships through 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, Morrisville State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s list. Morrisville State College is a public institution located in Morrisville, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Morrisville State College also made our “Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 71 of the 2,486 students enrolled at Morrisville State College were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,293. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Mechanic & Repair Technologies for a Bachelor’s ranking. BFIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
BFIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 20 of the 463 students enrolled at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,668. During this same period, 1 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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