by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study engineering, other. at the Master’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 31 programs ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing engineering, other., using our 2026 methodology.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked engineering, other. colleges for veterans:
No school served veteran engineering, other. students better than Ohio State University-Main Campus this year. Ohio State University-Main Campus scores 89.9 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. See the full engineering, other. report for Ohio State University-Main Campus
Veteran students seeking a strong engineering, other. program will find one at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, which ranked #2. It scores 89.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. Read more about engineering, other. at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great choice for veterans pursuing engineering, other., landing the #3 spot this year. It scores 87.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. More about the engineering, other. program at University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Virginia-Main Campus is a great choice for veterans pursuing engineering, other., landing the #4 spot this year. University of Virginia-Main Campus scores 87.5 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full engineering, other. report for University of Virginia-Main Campus
Stony Brook University came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. Stony Brook University scores 87.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about engineering, other. at Stony Brook University
University of Maryland-College Park landed the #6 spot for veterans pursuing engineering, other.. University of Maryland-College Park scores 85.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about engineering, other. at University of Maryland-College Park
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities ranked #7 on our 2026 list of the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 83.0 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full engineering, other. report for University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #8 for veteran engineering, other. students this year. It scores 82.7 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about engineering, other. at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of Michigan-Dearborn came in at #9 for veteran engineering, other. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 82.5 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full engineering, other. report for University of Michigan-Dearborn
Clemson University came in at #10 for veteran engineering, other. students this year. It scores 81.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about engineering, other. at Clemson University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide ranked #11 on our 2026 list of the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide scores 81.5 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the engineering, other. program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide
Virginia Commonwealth University placed #12 among the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 81.3 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full engineering, other. report for Virginia Commonwealth University
Wayne State University placed #13 among the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 81.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the engineering, other. program at Wayne State University
University of Illinois Chicago ranked #14 on our 2026 list of the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 80.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about engineering, other. at University of Illinois Chicago
Purdue University-Main Campus placed #15 among the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 80.1 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about engineering, other. at Purdue University-Main Campus
Carnegie Mellon University placed #16 among the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 77.1 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 42.5, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about engineering, other. at Carnegie Mellon University
Washington University in St Louis placed #17 among the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 75.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 43.1, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about engineering, other. at Washington University in St Louis
University of California-San Diego came in at #18 for veteran engineering, other. students this year. University of California-San Diego scores 75.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about engineering, other. at University of California-San Diego
Stanford University placed #19 among the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. Stanford University scores 75.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 43.4, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the engineering, other. program at Stanford University
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus placed #20 among the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 74.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the engineering, other. program at Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Southern Methodist University ranked #21 on our 2026 list of the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 73.6 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 42.1, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full engineering, other. report for Southern Methodist University
University of California-Berkeley landed the #22 spot for veterans pursuing engineering, other.. It scores 73.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about engineering, other. at University of California-Berkeley
Old Dominion University came in at #23 for veteran engineering, other. students this year. Old Dominion University scores 73.4 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the engineering, other. program at Old Dominion University
North Carolina A & T State University ranked #24 on our 2026 list of the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 72.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full engineering, other. report for North Carolina A & T State University
University of Southern California ranked #25 on our 2026 list of the best engineering, other. colleges for veterans. It scores 70.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 44.7, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about engineering, other. at University of Southern California
Not far behind, these engineering, other. colleges also rank among the best for veterans this year:
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying engineering, other.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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