2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for a Master’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 22,829 people earned their degree in computer and IS security, making the major the 50th most popular in the United States.

Across Rhode Island, there were 63 computer and IS security graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer and IS security. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and IS security programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and IS security program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Rhode Island

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

381 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 18 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Rhode Island supports 17,649 students, and 381 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 187 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rhode Island]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)

2

New England Institute of Technology
East Greenwich, Rhode Island

259 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$14,686 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance for a Master’s list. New England Tech is a small school located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island that handed out 6 masters’s computer and information systems security / auditing / information assurance degrees in 2020-2021.

New England Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & IS Security Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list.Our most recent data shows that 259 of the 2,031 students enrolled at New England Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. To help with additional expenses, 34 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.