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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. 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 Wisconsin, there were 3,476 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,649 and $25,781 respectively.

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

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 353 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Among the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette University, 140 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,404. On top of their other funding sources, 30 students received funds 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, 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 - Milwaukee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s list. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 59 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.According to our most recent data, UWM supports 24,565 students, and 983 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 494 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,519. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee School of Engineering. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s list. MSOE is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 30 masters’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our wisconsin master’s degree vets studying engineering list, MSOE has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 108 of the 2,673 students enrolled at MSOE were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,618. In addition to receiving other benefits, 26 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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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #5 spot on the list. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.

UW - Platteville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Among the 7,547 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Platteville, 263 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,136. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Veteran Student Life Report

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