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2023 Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
554 Degrees Awarded
$34,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,068 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and a strong support system for 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying engineering.

Top 5 Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for a Master’s. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 335 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,716. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maryland - College Park 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMCP]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 16,158 students enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Rowan is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 60 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Rowan also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 19,678 students enrolled at Rowan, 423 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,069. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rowan 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 Rowan]](/colleges/rowan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school awarded 116 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 32,347 students enrolled at University at Buffalo, 382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 195 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,050. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University at Buffalo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Engineering for a Master’s. Morgan State is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Morgan State University supports 7,634 students, and 227 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 66 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,620. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Morgan State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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