2023 Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 21,388 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.
Across New York, there were 1,102 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,482 and $22,196 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree vets studying civil eng.
Top 9 Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, Cornell University supports 23,620 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships 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 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,388. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NYU]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Our most recent data shows that 385 of the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse University were GI Bill® students, of which 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. On top of their other funding sources, 217 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 Syracuse University]](/colleges/syracuse-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.
University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,050. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University at Buffalo offers 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University at Buffalo]](/colleges/university-at-buffalo/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clarkson is located in Potsdam, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.
Clarkson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 4,025 students enrolled at Clarkson University, 67 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,482. To help with additional expenses, 38 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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 Clarkson]](/colleges/clarkson-university/student-life/veterans/)
Stony Brook University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, SUNY Stony Brook supports 26,782 students, and 208 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 127 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,244. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Stony Brook offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, 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%.
Full Stony Brook University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia University in the City of New York, 739 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. On top of their other funding sources, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate ranking. RPI is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 104 of the 7,501 students enrolled at RPI were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,164. On top of their other funding sources, 59 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full RPI Veteran Student Life Report
The City College of New York landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Civil Eng for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 125 of the 15,227 students enrolled at CCNY were GI Bill® students, of which 64 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,172. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CCNY does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.
Full CCNY Veteran Student Life Report
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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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