2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Tech for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Tech for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Engineering Technologies is the 20th most popular major in the country with 85,188 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering technologies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,350 and had an average of $21,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,913 engineering technologies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,685 and $23,649 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Tech for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in engineering technologies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering technologies 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 engineering technologies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Tech for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying engineering tech.

Top 3 Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Tech for a Doctorate list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 50 doctorate’s engineering tech degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.

Full GWU Veteran Student Life Report

2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, Pennsylvania

298 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$5,600 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Tech for a Doctorate list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying engineering tech list, IUP has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 10,037 students enrolled at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus, 298 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,600. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus]](/colleges/indiana-university-of-pennsylvania-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

3

Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey

48 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$17,200 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering Tech for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s engineering tech students in 2020-2021.

Stevens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 48 of the 7,257 students enrolled at Stevens were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,200. To help with additional expenses, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Engineering Technologies Doctor’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.

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