2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Scientific Computing for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Scientific Computing for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computational Science is the 380th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Texas, there were 88 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Scientific Computing for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computational science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computational science programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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The scientific computing 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 in Texas for Scientific Computing for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Scientific Computing for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Scientific Computing for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

7 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Scientific Computing for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 50,476 students enrolled at UT Austin were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,893. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 The University of Texas at Austin]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-austin/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas

1,873 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 The University of Texas at El Paso. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Scientific Computing for a Master’s. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’s scientific computing degrees in 2020-2021.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,873 of the 24,879 students enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso were GI Bill® students, of which 942 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,990. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UTEP]](/colleges/the-university-of-texas-at-el-paso/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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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

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.

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