2023 Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Software Engineering is the 167th most popular major in the country with 4,251 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 405 software engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in software engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality software engineering 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 software engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s computer software engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola University Chicago, 261 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,263. To help with additional expenses, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Loyola University Chicago does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 85%.
Full Loyola University Chicago Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Master’s list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus supports 18,142 students, and 577 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 258 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Software Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer software engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cleveland State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Software Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Among the 15,247 students enrolled at Cleveland State University, 411 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 169 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,076. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Cleveland State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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
- *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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