2023 Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 264 general engineering technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,298 and $19,475 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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 in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying engineering tech.
Top 3 Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station, 5 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Engineering Tech for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.
UH also made our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, UH supports 47,090 students, and 1,382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 730 are 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Houston Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region 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.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 40,953 students enrolled at University of North Texas, 2,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Texas]](/colleges/university-of-north-texas/student-life/veterans/)
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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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