2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Applied Engineering for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$30,000
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Applied Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 341 people earned their degree in applied engineering, making the major the 755th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 64 applied engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 applied engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Applied Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying applied engineering.
Top 1 Best Applied Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Applied Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a public institution located in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Maritime, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 1,637 students enrolled at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 75 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,796. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Massachusetts Maritime Academy]](/colleges/massachusetts-maritime-academy/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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