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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Structural Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s structural engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree vets studying structural engineering list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Structural Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 6,325 students enrolled at Illinois Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 52 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,905. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 Illinois Institute of Technology]](/colleges/illinois-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
