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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 North Carolina for Information Science for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across North Carolina, there were 250 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Information Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science 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 general information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 North Carolina for Information Science for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree vets studying information science.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Information Science for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s information science degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 30,092 students enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Information Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s information science students in 2020-2021.
North Carolina Central University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Of the 8,078 students enrolled at North Carolina Central University, 433 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 124 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,618. On top of their other funding sources, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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