2023 Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 18 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe, 7,566 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 Arizona State University - Tempe]](/colleges/arizona-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 58 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,109 of the 48,072 students enrolled at UT Arlington were GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Arlington 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%.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas Tech University supports 40,322 students, and 1,242 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 630 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. During this same period, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech University]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Construction Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s construction engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 16,637 students enrolled at Lamar University, 692 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 353 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,108. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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