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2023 Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
167 Degrees Awarded
$29,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,330 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology/technician, making the major the 183rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 458 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 construction engineering technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering technology/technician programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the construction engineering technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying construction engineering tech.

Top 5 Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 470 of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University were GI Bill® students, of which 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 16,094 students enrolled at University of Akron Main Campus, 2 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 $3,240. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Akron Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-akron-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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 91%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan State University]](/colleges/michigan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. University of Toledo is a fairly large school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 37 bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Toledo also took the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Toledo supports 18,319 students, and 510 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 232 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. During this same period, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Toledo]](/colleges/university-of-toledo/student-life/veterans/)

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Bachelor’s list. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s construction engineering tech degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

PFW also took the #6 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, PFW supports 8,093 students, and 201 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 106 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,045. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. PFW offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at PFW]](/colleges/indiana-university-purdue-university-fort-wayne/student-life/veterans/)

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