2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Networking for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$68,726
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Networking for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Computer Systems Networking is the 125th most popular major in the country with 14,700 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer systems networking graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,365 and had an average of $27,750 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 813 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,144 and $24,663 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Networking for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer systems networking. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer systems networking programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the computer systems networking program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Networking for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Networking for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree vets studying networking.
Top 2 Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Networking for a Master’s list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University, 528 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,957. In addition to receiving other benefits, 101 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 DePaul Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Networking for a Master’s list. DeVry University - Illinois is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 masters’s networking degrees to qualified students.
DeVry University - Illinois also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.According to our most recent data, DeVry University - Illinois supports 20,832 students, and 53 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 40 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,929. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. DeVry University - Illinois offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full DeVry University - Illinois Veteran Student Life Report
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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
- *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.
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