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2023 Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

2 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering for a Master's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in construction engineering, making the major the 455th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 125 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in construction engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction engineering 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 construction engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Miami. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering for a Master’s. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s construction engineering degrees to qualified students.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 17,809 students enrolled at U Miami were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,198. On top of their other funding sources, 2 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at U Miami]](/colleges/university-of-miami/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Construction Engineering for a Master’s. This large school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 16 masters’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,476 of the 30,146 students enrolled at University of North Carolina at Charlotte were GI Bill® students, of which 642 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Charlotte]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-charlotte/student-life/veterans/)

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