2023 Best Computational Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Master’s” ranking.

Computational Mathematics is the 651st most popular major in the country with 383 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The computational math 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 Computational Math for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Master’s

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

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

1

DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

528 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Master’s. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computational math degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computational Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul, 528 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. On top of their other funding sources, 101 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at DePaul]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

304 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$8,012 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Computational Math for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computational math degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Harvard]](/colleges/harvard-university/student-life/veterans/)

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.