2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 81 colleges that offered a degree 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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
Out of the 81 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Madison does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)
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. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 7 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 96 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering list, Purdue has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue, 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 $7,765. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school situated in College Park, Maryland. It awarded 335 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park, 16 were 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. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds 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 95%. 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 University of Maryland - College Park]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)
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.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot on the 2023 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 also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Of the 44,589 students enrolled at University of California - Los Angeles, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,071. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCLA]](/colleges/university-of-california-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)
University of Colorado Boulder landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,379 of the 37,437 students enrolled at University of Colorado Boulder were GI Bill® students, of which 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,889. In addition to receiving other benefits, 46 students received funds through 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CU - Boulder]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-boulder/student-life/veterans/)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 were 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. UIUC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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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Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 25 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 7,566 of the 74,795 students enrolled at ASU - Tempe were GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students qualified for 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 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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Old Dominion University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 81 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion University 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Old Dominion]](/colleges/old-dominion-university/student-life/veterans/)
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Among the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus, 2 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Brown University ranked #12 on this year’s 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 also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 9,948 students enrolled at Brown University, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 40 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 92%. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brown University]](/colleges/brown-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #13, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 143 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Among the 22,563 students enrolled at University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1,194 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 508 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,983. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Alabama at Birmingham does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Veteran Student Life Report
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #14 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 handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Carnegie Mellon University supports 13,519 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are 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 scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Carnegie Mellon Veteran Student Life Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
UNL also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 690 of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 79 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 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%.
Full UNL Veteran Student Life Report
Northeastern University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 318 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through 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 97%.
Full Northeastern Veteran Student Life Report
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering list, NC State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,102 of the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University were GI Bill® students, of which 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 NC State Veteran Student Life Report
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 67 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Fort Collins supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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 #19. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds 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 87%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #20, Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Virginia Commonwealth University supports 29,070 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 2 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,085. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Virginia Commonwealth University 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 came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 34 students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, UCCS supports 12,380 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. 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%.
Full UCCS Veteran Student Life Report
University of California - Irvine landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking. UC Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 3 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying engineering list, UC Irvine has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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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Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 6 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Among the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,424. During this same period, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full RIT Veteran Student Life Report
Grand Valley State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Our most recent data shows that 479 of the 23,350 students enrolled at GVSU were GI Bill® students, of which 198 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Grand Valley State University Veteran Student Life Report
Mississippi State University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Engineering for a Master’s list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Mississippi State University supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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