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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Industrial Engineering is the 95th most popular major in the country with 9,072 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,352 general industrial engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general industrial engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general industrial 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 industrial engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying general ie.

Top 11 Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 102 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - College Station 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 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 Texas A&M College Station]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-college-station/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 44 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 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 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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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 55 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, UH supports 47,090 students, and 1,382 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 730 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,264. 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.

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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 10 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 81 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Arlington 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%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 9 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying general ie list, University of Arizona has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arizona 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.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s general IE students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Austin supports 50,476 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 31 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 Texas Tech]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 16 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying general ie list, OSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,038 of the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU were GI Bill® students, of which 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 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%. 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 OSU]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NMSU Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for General IE for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Kingsville, Texas. It awarded 27 masters’s general IE degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Industrial Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Kingsville, 215 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M University - Kingsville does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas A&M Kingsville]](/colleges/texas-a-and-m-university-kingsville/student-life/veterans/)

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