2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 383 people earned their degree in computational mathematics, making the major the 651st most popular in the United States.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computational mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational mathematics programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Computational Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

117 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Doctorate list. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, 117 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. On top of their other funding sources, 36 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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 Carnegie Mellon Veteran Student Life Report

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

1,284 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Middle Tennessee State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s computational math degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computational Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 22,080 students enrolled at Middle Tennessee State University, 1,284 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 799 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,132. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Veteran Student Life Report

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 Steven G. Johnson.