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2023 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Kentucky

3 Ranked Colleges
391 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for ME

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Kentucky for ME” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Kentucky, there were 391 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,924 and $25,057 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for ME” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for ME” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for ME

The colleges and universities below are the best for kentucky vets studying me.

Top 3 Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Kentucky

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for ME that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #1 spot on the list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 188 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UK also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 UK]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for ME that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. UofL is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 153 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our kentucky vets studying me list, UofL has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, UofL supports 22,211 students, and 17 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,972. 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%.

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Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Kentucky for ME that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 50 ’s ME degrees in 2020-2021.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Western Kentucky University supports 17,517 students, and 847 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 345 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. To help with additional expenses, 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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