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2023 Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$75,373 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 4,330 people earned their degree in construction engineering technology, making the major the 147th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $62,452 and had an average of $22,347 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,027 construction engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,849 and $23,258 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction engineering technology 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 construction engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying construction engineering tech.

Top 5 Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

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 Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 24 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’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. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. East Carolina University is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, East Carolina University supports 28,798 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering tech degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

FIU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 1,079 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying construction engineering tech list, Clemson has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clemson supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #5 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 21 masters’s construction engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

WCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, WCU supports 12,243 students, and 439 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 182 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,242. During this same period, 3 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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