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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 58th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 856 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,263 and $29,265 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 581 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,273 and $26,463 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey bachelor’s degree vets studying is.

Top 5 Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 423 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s list. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 43 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

NJIT also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, NJIT supports 11,652 students, and 164 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 83 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,409. To help with additional expenses, 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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Stockton University
Galloway, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stockton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Galloway, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2020-2021.

Stockton State also made our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #3.Of the 9,893 students enrolled at Stockton University, 272 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 168 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,955. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stockton University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 24 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers Newark, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 13,231 students enrolled at Rutgers Newark, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $29,673. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 87%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IS for a Bachelor’s. Ramapo College of New Jersey is a medium-sized public school situated in Mahwah, New Jersey. It awarded 38 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ramapo College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 77 of the 6,042 students enrolled at Ramapo College of New Jersey were GI Bill® students, of which 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,051. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

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