2023 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for EE for a Bachelor’s list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 67 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for EE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our connecticut bachelor’s degree vets studying ee list, University of New Haven has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 6,961 students enrolled at University of New Haven were GI Bill® students, of which 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,535. To help with additional expenses, 86 students received scholarships 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%.

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for EE for a Bachelor’s. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s EE degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.Of the 6,493 students enrolled at UHart, 96 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,928. To help with additional expenses, 18 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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