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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Resources Management is the 395th most popular major in the country with 1,186 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in information resources management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information resources management programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information resources management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s. Central Michigan University is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s information resources management degrees to qualified students.
Central Michigan also made our “Best Information Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Central Michigan supports 17,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $425. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Central Michigan]](/colleges/central-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s. WGU is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 677 masters’s information resources management degrees to qualified students.
WGU also made our “Best Information Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Of the 147,866 students enrolled at WGU, 8,828 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,681. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WGU]](/colleges/western-governors-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Upstate. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s information resources management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC Upstate, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Information Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 389 of the 6,038 students enrolled at University of South Carolina - Upstate were GI Bill® students, of which 139 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,723. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at USC Upstate]](/colleges/university-of-south-carolina-upstate/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia College & State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s list. Georgia College & State University is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s information resources management degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying information resources management list, Georgia College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Information Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 6,873 students enrolled at Georgia College, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,100. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia College]](/colleges/georgia-college-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s information resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 3,189 students enrolled at Dominican University, 37 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,038. During this same period, 2 students qualified for 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Dominican U Veteran Student Life Report
Capella University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s ranking. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 4 masters’s information resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
Capella University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Capella University supports 38,930 students, and 2,589 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,867. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Capella University Veteran Student Life Report
Goldey - Beacom College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s ranking. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Delaware. It awarded 42 masters’s information resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
Goldey - Beacom College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Information Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 1,184 students enrolled at Goldey - Beacom College, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,490. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Goldey - Beacom College Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #8, Bay Path University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Information Resources Management for a Master’s list. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 masters’s information resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
Bay Path also made our “Best Information Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Of the 3,224 students enrolled at Bay Path, 63 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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