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Ranked Colleges
186
Degrees Awarded
$39,400
Avg Cost*
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 in Massachusetts for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Massachusetts, there were 386 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 186 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The it 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 Massachusetts for IT for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for IT for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree vets studying it.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for IT for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 678 of the 16,259 students enrolled at UMass Boston were GI Bill® students, of which 362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,414. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Veteran Student Life Report
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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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