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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for Informatics for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Informatics is the 246th most popular major in the country with 2,726 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in informatics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great informatics programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the informatics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s informatics degrees to 151 students in 2020-2021.
USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,311 of the 46,287 students enrolled at USC were GI Bill® students, of which 862 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
Full University of Southern California Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 258 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Syracuse also made our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 385 of the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse were GI Bill® students, of which 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. In addition to receiving other benefits, 217 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Syracuse offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Syracuse]](/colleges/syracuse-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 54 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying informatics list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, NYU supports 52,775 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 $6,388. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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 New York University]](/colleges/new-york-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 54 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 16,158 students enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology, 1 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 $17,424. 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.
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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Indiana University - Bloomington supports 43,064 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. Saint Louis University is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 10 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 12,229 students enrolled at Saint Louis University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Full SLU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 9 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
UNOMAHA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 15,892 students enrolled at University of Nebraska at Omaha, 928 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 488 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,364. In addition to receiving other benefits, 75 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%.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s informatics degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Pitt also took the #4 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Pitt supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 36 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUPUI, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, IUPUI supports 29,390 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 $5,439. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%.
Full IUPUI Veteran Student Life Report
Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 16 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 29 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying informatics list, TWU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 16,433 students enrolled at TWU, 495 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. TWU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Texas Woman’s University Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro, 885 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,723. During this same period, 14 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Greensboro does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Arizona University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s informatics students in 2020-2021.
NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Northern Arizona University supports 29,566 students, and 1,055 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 622 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,378. On top of their other funding sources, 56 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full Northern Arizona University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 604 of the 16,450 students enrolled at UL Lafayette were GI Bill® students, of which 224 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,336. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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San Jose State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying informatics list, San Jose State has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, San Jose State University supports 36,208 students, and 660 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 384 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,909. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at San Jose State]](/colleges/san-jose-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s informatics degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
UOPX - Arizona also took the #13 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UOPX - Arizona supports 89,763 students, and 135 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 157 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,437. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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With a ranking of #17, Emporia State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s list. Emporia State University is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ESU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 5,828 students enrolled at Emporia State University, 127 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,878. On top of their other funding sources, 1 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%.
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Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s informatics degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
SRU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 8,860 students enrolled at SRU, 313 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,015. 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 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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Emory University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s informatics degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Emory also took the #8 spot in our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory University, 1 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Clark University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Master’s ranking. Clark University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Clark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Informatics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 3,405 students enrolled at Clark University, 20 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,985. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 87%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Clark]](/colleges/clark-university/student-life/veterans/)
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