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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s

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477 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor's

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 in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mechanical Engineering is the 21st most popular major in the country with 46,178 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 582 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,341 and $26,862 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 477 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mechanical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 200 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our minnesota bachelor’s degree vets studying me list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities supports 52,017 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 436 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s. UST MN is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 93 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our minnesota bachelor’s degree vets studying me list, UST MN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Among the 9,792 students enrolled at University of St Thomas Minnesota, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of St Thomas Minnesota 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ME degrees to 113 students in 2020-2021.

UMN Duluth also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 249 of the 10,275 students enrolled at UMN Duluth were GI Bill® students, of which 88 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,883. 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.

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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St. Cloud State University crest
Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 36 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

St. Cloud State University also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #4.Of the 11,841 students enrolled at St. Cloud State University, 291 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,067. 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 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for ME for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #5 spot on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 31 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Of the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato, 331 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 147 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,814. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Minnesota State Mankato 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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