2023 Best Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology is the 365th most popular major in the country with 2,734 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 580 electromechanical technology/electromechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 electromechanical technology/electromechanical engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in electromechanical technology/electromechanical engineering technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electromechanical technology/electromechanical 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 electromechanical technology/electromechanical engineering technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Murray State University
Murray, Kentucky

401 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s electromechanical technology/electromechanical engineering technology students in 2020-2021.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 401 of the 9,449 students enrolled at Murray State were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,362. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Murray State University Veteran Student Life Report

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee

431 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology for a Bachelor’s. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s electromechanical technology/electromechanical engineering technology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Chattanooga supports 11,728 students, and 431 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 270 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,374. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.