2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for AI

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for AI” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Artificial Intelligence is the 599th most popular major in the country with 518 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Massachusetts, there were 43 artificial intelligence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for AI” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in artificial intelligence. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great artificial intelligence programs and a strong support system for 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 artificial intelligence program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for AI

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for AI”.

Top 2 Best Artificial Intelligence Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

1

Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

15 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$25,162 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for AI list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s AI degrees to qualified students.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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.

Full Boston U Veteran Student Life Report

2

Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

41 GI Bill® Students**

$14,483 Average GI Bill® Award

$70,327 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for AI list. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 ’s AI degrees in 2020-2021.

Brandeis also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 5,440 students enrolled at Brandeis, 41 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,483. During this same period, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Brandeis]](/colleges/brandeis-university/student-life/veterans/)

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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

Footnotes

• *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.