2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s
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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 for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Nuclear Engineering is the 468th most popular major in the country with 864 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general nuclear engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general nuclear 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 nuclear engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The general nuclear engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 20 Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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 Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U-M 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 25 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas A&M College Station does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 4 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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%. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general nuclear engineering list, UW - Madison has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 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. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 4 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 11,254 students enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 129 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 38 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,024. During this same period, 32 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 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #6, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue 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 93%. 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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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general nuclear engineering list, Ohio State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ohio State supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s general nuclear engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UIUC supports 52,679 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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. 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UIUC]](/colleges/university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #9, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 15 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, NC State supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. During this same period, 27 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Carolina State University]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s ranking. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 16 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general nuclear engineering list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Knoxville supports 30,559 students, and 1,122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,650. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Knoxville does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville]](/colleges/the-university-of-tennessee/student-life/veterans/)
Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rolla, Missouri, and it awarded 6 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 7,642 students enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 306 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri University of Science and Technology 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. 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 Missouri University of Science and Technology Veteran Student Life Report
University of Utah ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 3 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
U of U also took the #20 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 1 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 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%. 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 U of U Veteran Student Life Report
University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s general nuclear engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general nuclear engineering list, UofSC has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 35,470 students enrolled at UofSC, 1,609 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 651 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,453. During this same period, 33 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UofSC offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Virginia Tech came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s general nuclear engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general nuclear engineering list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Virginia Tech supports 37,024 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 108 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.
Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Georgia Tech supports 39,771 students, and 430 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 240 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
UNM also made our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main Campus 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Oregon State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Oregon State supports 32,312 students, and 1,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,385. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students received scholarships 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Oregon State Veteran Student Life Report
University of Idaho ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 10,791 students enrolled at U of I, 382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received scholarships 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 U of I Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #19, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 2 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 7,501 students enrolled at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 104 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,164. In addition to receiving other benefits, 59 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 91%. 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #20, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for General Nuclear Engineering for a Master’s list. Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s general nuclear engineering degrees to qualified students.
Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Nuclear Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 6,744 students enrolled at Colorado School of Mines, 234 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado School of Mines offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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