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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,218 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying information science.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Doctorate list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s information science students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Florida State supports 43,569 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,819. 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full Florida State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Doctorate list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 430 of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. During this same period, 2 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus]](/colleges/georgia-institute-of-technology-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nova Southeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Information Science for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Information Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 20,888 students enrolled at Nova Southeastern University, 522 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,213. During this same period, 70 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Nova Southeastern University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 NUS Florida]](/colleges/nova-southeastern-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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