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2023 Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

28 Ranked Colleges
374 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Manufacturing Engineering is the 447th most popular major in the country with 947 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered a degree in general manufacturing engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general manufacturing engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general manufacturing engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s”.

Top 25 Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 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 general manufacturing engineering list, U-M has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 570 of the 47,907 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor were GI Bill® students, of which 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $27,058. To help with additional expenses, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 4 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK 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. 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 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UK]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 28 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #3 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also took the #12 spot in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 3 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, USC supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,487. During this same period, 388 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Southern California]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 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%. 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 NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Rolla, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s general manufacturing engineering students in 2020-2021.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.According to our most recent data, Missouri University of Science and Technology supports 7,642 students, and 306 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 185 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,588. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, RIT supports 16,158 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are 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.

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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University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 4 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine were GI Bill® students, of which 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 scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general manufacturing engineering list, UCLA has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA, 7 are 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 $8,071. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. UST MN is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UST MN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UST MN supports 9,792 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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 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%.

Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UM Dearborn supports 8,783 students, and 159 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 111 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,134. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UM Dearborn]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-dearborn/student-life/veterans/)

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New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. New Jersey Institute of Technology is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

NJIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, NJIT supports 11,652 students, and 164 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 83 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,409. 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full New Jersey Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 26 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Stout also took the #18 spot in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 305 of the 7,970 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Stout were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,590. 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.

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 University of Wisconsin - Stout Veteran Student Life Report

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 13 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Tech, 430 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 97%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus]](/colleges/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

Colorado School of Mines landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 13 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Mines also made our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 234 of the 6,744 students enrolled at Colorado School of Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,456. 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 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%.

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San Diego State University
San Diego, California

San Diego State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 36,334 students enrolled at SDSU, 1,433 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 853 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,806. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 San Diego State University]](/colleges/san-diego-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general manufacturing engineering list, Texas Tech has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech, 1,242 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 87%. 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 Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also made our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 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 $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.

Full Boston U Veteran Student Life Report

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Among the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University, 470 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. 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.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 40,381 students enrolled at CSUN, 680 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 336 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,745. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CSUN does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

Full CSUN Veteran Student Life Report

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With a ranking of #21, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

According to our most recent data, UTSA supports 34,742 students, and 3,565 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,531. To help with additional expenses, 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 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-san-antonio/student-life/veterans/)

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general manufacturing engineering list, SMU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 327 of the 12,373 students enrolled at Southern Methodist University were GI Bill® students, of which 215 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,612. To help with additional expenses, 103 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SMU]](/colleges/southern-methodist-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

With a ranking of #23, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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 93%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Connecticut]](/colleges/university-of-connecticut/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 32,441 students enrolled at UT Rio Grande Valley, 871 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 302 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,560. To help with additional expenses, 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 UT Rio Grande Valley Veteran Student Life Report

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Manufacturing Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 4 masters’s general manufacturing engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Manufacturing Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 36,461 students enrolled at BYU, 368 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. BYU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)

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