2023 Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Architectural Engineering Technology is the 238th most popular major in the country with 1,290 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architectural engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,535 and had an average of $22,395 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 386 architectural engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in architectural engineering technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality architectural engineering technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the architectural engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying ae tech.
Top 12 Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 135 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2020-2021.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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 93%, 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 Purdue Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s. Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.
Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 351 of the 14,606 students enrolled at Southern Miss were GI Bill® students, of which 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,605. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Miss offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s AE tech students in 2020-2021.
IUPUI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 29,390 students enrolled at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,439. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairmont State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Fairmont State is located in Fairmont, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.
Fairmont State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 3,848 students enrolled at Fairmont State, 165 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,903. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Fairmont State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Ferris supports 11,165 students, and 377 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 189 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,426. 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.
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Seminole State College of Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Seminole State is a public institution located in Sanford, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Seminole State also took the #10 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 16,298 students enrolled at Seminole State College of Florida, 737 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 369 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,468. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Alfred State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Alfred State College is a small public school situated in Alfred, New York. It awarded 15 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying ae tech list, Alfred State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Alfred State College supports 3,667 students, and 99 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 36 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,209. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Alfred State College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Alfred State]](/colleges/suny-college-of-technology-at-alfred/student-life/veterans/)
Ranken Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ranken Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Ranken Technical College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 1,823 students enrolled at Ranken Technical College, 212 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,346. To help with additional expenses, 1 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%.
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Farmingdale State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. Farmingdale, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s AE tech degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 250 of the 10,018 students enrolled at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale were GI Bill® students, of which 174 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,431. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 Farmingdale State College Veteran Student Life Report
University of Hartford landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
UHart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 6,493 students enrolled at UHart, 96 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. To help with additional expenses, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UHart does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Hartford]](/colleges/university-of-hartford/student-life/veterans/)
Vermont Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Randolph, Vermont, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s AE tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Vermont Tech also took the #12 spot in our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,520 students enrolled at Vermont Tech, 44 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,224. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Vermont Technical College Veteran Student Life Report
New England Institute of Technology ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for AE Tech for a Bachelor’s list. New England Institute of Technology is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s AE tech degrees to qualified students.
New England Tech also made our “Best Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Of the 2,031 students enrolled at New England Institute of Technology, 259 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. On top of their other funding sources, 34 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full New England Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
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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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