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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Other Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Engineering-Related Fields is the 897th most popular major in the country with 138 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 104 other engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering-related fields programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other engineering-related fields program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 for Other Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s list. Chico State is a fairly large school located in Chico, California that handed out 12 bachelors’s other engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.
Chico State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 16,746 students enrolled at California State University - Chico, 354 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,098. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. California State University - Chico 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 California State University - Chico]](/colleges/california-state-university-chico/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Engineering-Related Fields for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Art Center College of Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Art Center College of Design did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,182 students enrolled at Art Center College of Design, 22 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,266. To help with additional expenses, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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