2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for CompSci for a Doctorate

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for CompSci for a Doctorate list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia doctor’s degree vets studying compsci list, Georgia State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Among the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State University, 1,873 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,934. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Georgia State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for CompSci for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 11 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.According to our most recent data, Georgia Tech supports 39,771 students, and 430 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 240 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,376. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for CompSci for a Doctorate list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emory, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory were GI Bill® students, of which 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Emory University Veteran Student Life Report