by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study computer hardware engineering, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 3 programs that serve veteran computer hardware engineering students especially well, 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 analyzed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Leading the list is Oakland University, our #1 computer hardware engineering college for veterans. Oakland University scores 80.8 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about computer hardware engineering at Oakland University
A rank of #2 makes University of California-San Diego one of the top computer hardware engineering colleges for veteran students. University of California-San Diego scores 75.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about computer hardware engineering at University of California-San Diego
Veteran students seeking a strong computer hardware engineering program will find one at Santa Clara University, which ranked #3. The school's overall veterans score is 68.4 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 45.8, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full computer hardware engineering report for Santa Clara University
*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 computer hardware engineering: 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.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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