2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Math & CompSci for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,302 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 369th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 363 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics and computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematics and computer science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree vets studying math & compsci.
Top 2 Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 14 masters’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, GVSU supports 23,350 students, and 479 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 198 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,686. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 GVSU]](/colleges/grand-valley-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 14 masters’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
WMU also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 584 of the 19,887 students enrolled at WMU were GI Bill® students, of which 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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