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2023 Best Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Engineering Mechanics is the 308th most popular major in the country with 272 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, engineering mechanics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $64,399 and had an average of $24,558 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 95 engineering mechanics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering mechanics 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 engineering mechanics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree vets studying engineering mechanics.

Top 1 Best Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Engineering Mechanics for a Master’s. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 masters’s engineering mechanics degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Mechanics Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Iowa State University supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received funds through 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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