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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 Georgia for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Computer & Information Sciences is the 15th most popular major in the country with 51,681 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Georgia, there were 3,802 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general computer and information sciences 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 general computer and information sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 2,076 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia Tech also made our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 430 of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 86 degrees to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our georgia master’s degree vets studying computer and information sciences list, Georgia State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Among the 36,360 students enrolled at Georgia State University, 1,873 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 662 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,934. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgia State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer and Information Sciences for a Master’s. Columbus State University is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Georgia that handed out 20 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.According to our most recent data, Columbus State University supports 8,372 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,636. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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