2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for IT for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for IT for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.

Across Georgia, there were 895 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for IT for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology 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 information technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 in Georgia for IT for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for IT for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for IT for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

1

Middle Georgia State University
Macon, Georgia

546 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$4,734 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for IT for a Master’s list. Middle Georgia State University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 69 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Georgia State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Of the 8,404 students enrolled at Middle Georgia State University, 546 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 277 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,734. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Middle Georgia State University Veteran Student Life Report

2

American InterContinental University - Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

303 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$10,162 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Atlanta landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

AIU Atlanta also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Of the 1,465 students enrolled at AIU Atlanta, 303 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 238 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,162. In addition to receiving other benefits, 24 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at American InterContinental University - Atlanta]](/colleges/american-intercontinental-university-atlanta/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
• Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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.