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

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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 2,350 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,807 and $24,463 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,614 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the 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 Engineering for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering.

Top 6 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 863 students in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. 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 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 93%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UST MN is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 135 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST MN, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of St Thomas Minnesota 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #3 spot on the list. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 287 students in 2020-2021.

UMN Duluth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.According to our most recent data, University of Minnesota - Duluth supports 10,275 students, and 249 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 88 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,883. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Minnesota - Duluth 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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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Cloud State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.According to our most recent data, St. Cloud State University supports 11,841 students, and 291 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 126 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,067. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. St. Cloud State University 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 139 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #5 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Among the 14,761 students enrolled at Minnesota State Mankato, 331 are 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. 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 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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Dunwoody College of Technology
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Dunwoody College of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Dunwoody College of Technology is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Dunwoody College of Technology also took the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Of the 1,281 students enrolled at Dunwoody College of Technology, 176 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,410. During this same period, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dunwoody College of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Dunwoody College of Technology]](/colleges/dunwoody-college-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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