9
Ranked Colleges
1,392
Degrees Awarded
$34,200
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 51,681 people earned their degree in general computer and information sciences, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 3,936 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in general computer and information sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general computer and information sciences 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 general computer and information sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The computer and information sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports 11,254 students, and 129 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 38 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,024. In addition to receiving other benefits, 32 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 98%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Massachusetts Institute of Technology]](/colleges/massachusetts-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s list. Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 294 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying computer and information sciences list, Northeastern has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern University, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 More…
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNH also made our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 37 of the 14,348 students enrolled at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. On top of their other funding sources, 2 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,238. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Yale]](/colleges/yale-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 369 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
SNHU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 134,345 students enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern New Hampshire University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Read More…
Sacred Heart University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s ranking. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer and information sciences degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 139 of the 9,313 students enrolled at Sacred Heart University were GI Bill® students, of which 82 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,785. To help with additional expenses, 35 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Sacred Heart University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Rhode Island came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s ranking. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, URI supports 17,649 students, and 381 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 187 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Rhode Island Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that handed out 41 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 209 of the 7,869 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,026. During this same period, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Read More…
Harvard University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s ranking. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard University, 304 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Harvard University]](/colleges/harvard-university/student-life/veterans/)
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
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.
college factual
