2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Science, Technology & Society is the 419th most popular major in the country with 1,095 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 494 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in science, technology and society. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science, technology and society programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s list. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 60 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown University were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $30,300. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Georgetown]](/colleges/georgetown-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Science, Tech & Society for a Master’s list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 7,501 students enrolled at RPI, 104 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,164. To help with additional expenses, 59 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at RPI]](/colleges/rensselaer-polytechnic-institute/student-life/veterans/)
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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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