2023 Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Math & CompSci for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mathematics & Computer Science is the 221st most popular major in the country with 1,302 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $80,867 and had an average of $19,874 in loans still to pay off.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Math & CompSci for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics and computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics and computer science programs and a strong support system for 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Math & CompSci for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Math & CompSci for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying math & compsci.

Top 2 Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

San Diego State University
San Diego, California

1,433 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Math & CompSci for a Doctorate list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s math and compsci degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 36,334 students enrolled at SDSU, 1,433 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 853 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,806. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 San Diego State University]](/colleges/san-diego-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts

77 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$15,341 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Math & CompSci for a Doctorate. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Worcester, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 doctorate’s math and compsci degrees in 2020-2021.

WPI also made our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Worcester Polytechnic Institute supports 6,920 students, and 77 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 47 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,341. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 WPI 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.

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