2023 Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 96th most popular major in the country with 9,018 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 79 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying engineering.
Top 25 Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M College Station supports 70,418 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M University - College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 96 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 Purdue University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s. UMCP is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 335 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 UMCP Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 59 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas supports 27,562 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UARK]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 58 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UCLA supports 44,589 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 14 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, UIUC supports 52,679 students, and 10 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UIUC Veteran Student Life Report
Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Old Dominion University is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
According to our most recent data, Old Dominion supports 24,286 students, and 1 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, ASU - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. On top of their other funding sources, 672 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. ASU - Tempe does offer 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 25 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ohio State 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio State]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, Brown University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown, 98 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,111. To help with additional expenses, 40 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Brown Veteran Student Life Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 143 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 22,563 students enrolled at University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1,194 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,983. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 UAB]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-birmingham/student-life/veterans/)
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, 117 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. To help with additional expenses, 36 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full Carnegie Mellon University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. UNL is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 29 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 25,108 students enrolled at University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 690 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. During this same period, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, Northeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 318 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering list, Northeastern has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,441. On top of their other funding sources, 2 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%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report
North Carolina State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering list, NC State has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. To help with additional expenses, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #17 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus supports 27,772 students, and 12 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, VCU supports 29,070 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. VCU does offer 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at VCU]](/colleges/virginia-commonwealth-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 34 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 12,380 students enrolled at UCCS, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCCS does offer 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%.
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With a ranking of #21, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 36,303 students enrolled at University of California - Irvine were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,620. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Of the 16,158 students enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 Rochester Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #23, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 14 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, GVSU supports 23,350 students, and 479 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 198 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,686. 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.
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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Mississippi State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 10 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,170 of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State were GI Bill® students, of which 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, University of Alabama in Huntsville supports 9,999 students, and 645 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 294 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,721. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Alabama in Huntsville offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UAH]](/colleges/university-of-alabama-at-huntsville/student-life/veterans/)
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