2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s
14
Ranked Colleges
228
Degrees Awarded
$85,394
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 4,676 people earned their degree in general engineering technology, making the major the 156th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general engineering technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,419 and had an average of $23,567 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering technology programs and a strong support system for 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 general engineering technology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s”.
Top 14 Best General Engineering Technology Master’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 Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 22 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, Purdue has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. On top of their other funding sources, 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 94%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #3 spot on the list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Drexel supports 23,589 students, and 2 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Drexel 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Drexel Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State, 470 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Wayne State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, OSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus supports 24,535 students, and 1,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. On top of their other funding sources, 39 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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East Tennessee State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking. East Tennessee State University is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
ETSU also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, East Tennessee State University supports 13,713 students, and 6 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. East Tennessee State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at ETSU]](/colleges/east-tennessee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, UNT has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 40,953 students enrolled at UNT, 2,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,999. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Memphis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s engineering tech degrees to qualified students.
UofM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 766 of the 22,205 students enrolled at UofM were GI Bill® students, of which 446 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,772. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of Memphis Veteran Student Life Report
Kent State University at Kent ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 19 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kent State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 778 of the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent were GI Bill® students, of which 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,199. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kent State University at Kent offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Kent State University at Kent Veteran Student Life Report
Murray State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 8 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” 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. 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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Pittsburg State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Pittsburg, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering tech degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Pitt State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 6,398 students enrolled at Pitt State, 204 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,125. 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.
Full Pitt State Veteran Student Life Report
Central Connecticut State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s list. CCSU is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 1 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
CCSU also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.Of the 10,652 students enrolled at Central Connecticut State University, 321 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 $7,782. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Connecticut State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Central Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering Tech for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Central Washington University is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 1 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 711 of the 11,174 students enrolled at Central Washington University were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,593. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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