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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields is the 347th most popular major in the country with 1,768 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 424 other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields 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 other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region vets studying other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields.

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” 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. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 6 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UIUC supports 52,679 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 16,294 students enrolled at Eastern Michigan University, 486 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 265 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,462. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eastern Michigan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Michigan University]](/colleges/eastern-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 75 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.

BGSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus supports 18,142 students, and 577 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 258 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full BGSU Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Akron, Ohio. It awarded 4 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, University of Akron Main Campus supports 16,094 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,240. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Akron Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields ranking. Cuyahoga Community College District is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

Cuyahoga Community College District also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 101 of the 18,754 students enrolled at Cuyahoga Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,499. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, Michigan

Northwestern Michigan College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Traverse City, Michigan, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.

NMC also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 3,278 students enrolled at NMC, 171 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 102 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,956. 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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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields ranking. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields students in 2020-2021.

Northwestern also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, Ohio

Shawnee State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields ranking. Portsmouth, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Shawnee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 3,485 students enrolled at Shawnee State University, 80 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,614. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Shawnee State University]](/colleges/shawnee-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Bowling Green State University - Firelands landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields ranking. BGSU-Firelands is located in Huron, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s other engineering technologies and engineering-related fields degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region vets studying other engineering technologies & engineering-related fields list, BGSU-Firelands has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 2,085 students enrolled at BGSU-Firelands, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,724. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full BGSU-Firelands Veteran Student Life Report

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