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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other is the 511th most popular major in the country with 1,755 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in Other computer and information sciences and support services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Other computer and information sciences and support services programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Other computer and information sciences and support services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The computer and information sciences and support services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services for a Master’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying computer and information sciences and support services.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 201 masters’s computer and information sciences and support services degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Quinnipiac University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services for a Master’s. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 35 masters’s computer and information sciences and support services degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quinnipiac, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 9,746 students enrolled at Quinnipiac University, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $21,337. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Quinnipiac]](/colleges/quinnipiac-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It awarded 8 masters’s computer and information sciences and support services degrees in 2020-2021.
New England Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences & Support Services, Other Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,031 students enrolled at New England Tech, 259 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 34 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New England Tech]](/colleges/new-england-institute-of-technology/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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