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2023 Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
272 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 2,759 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 456 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 272 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general environmental engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying environmental engineering.

Top 10 Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.

Purdue also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Purdue University - Main Campus supports 46,655 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ohio State supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio State]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

Notre Dame not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 12,809 students enrolled at Notre Dame, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,670. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 40,826 students enrolled at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus, 909 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 498 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,806. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UC]](/colleges/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Marquette University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette University, 140 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,404. In addition to receiving other benefits, 30 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marquette University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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 Marquette]](/colleges/marquette-university/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #7, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying environmental engineering list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 6,873 students enrolled at Michigan Tech, 126 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,246. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 Wisconsin - Platteville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized school located in Platteville, Wisconsin that handed out 25 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying environmental engineering list, UW - Platteville has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Wisconsin - Platteville supports 7,547 students, and 263 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 131 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,136. To help with additional expenses, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Platteville does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Platteville]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-platteville/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Toledo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 18,319 students enrolled at University of Toledo, 510 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Toledo]](/colleges/university-of-toledo/student-life/veterans/)

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Northwestern also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 22,603 students enrolled at Northwestern University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $399. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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