2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Networking
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Ranked Colleges
484
Degrees Awarded
$38,800
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 in New Jersey for Networking” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New Jersey, there were 484 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,418 and $22,759 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Networking” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer systems networking. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer systems networking programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer systems networking program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The networking 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 New Jersey for Networking”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Networking
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Networking”.
Top 3 Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Networking that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s networking students in 2020-2021.
Stevens also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 7,257 students enrolled at Stevens, 48 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,200. On top of their other funding sources, 12 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Stevens Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Networking that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 55 diplomas to qualified ’s networking students in 2020-2021.
Kean not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 14,064 students enrolled at Kean, 253 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,357. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kean offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Kean]](/colleges/kean-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Networking that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastwick College - Nutley landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastwick College - Nutley is a small school located in Nutley, New Jersey that handed out 15 ’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastwick College - Nutley also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 30 of the 455 students enrolled at Eastwick College - Nutley were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,808. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastwick College - Nutley]](/colleges/eastwick-college-nutley/student-life/veterans/)
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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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