2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IT for a Master’s

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New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, New Jersey

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 25 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

NJIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.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. 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 89%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at New Jersey Institute of Technology]](/colleges/new-jersey-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)

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Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montclair State is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 9 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Montclair State also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2.Among the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State University, 337 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,727. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Montclair State]](/colleges/montclair-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monmouth University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for IT for a Master’s list. Located in West Long Branch, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.

Monmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Of the 5,674 students enrolled at Monmouth, 112 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,086. During this same period, 32 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Monmouth 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%.

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