2023 Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate
7
Ranked Colleges
120
Degrees Awarded
$34,600
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 for IT for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
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.
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Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying it.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.
UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Carnegie Mellon University supports 13,519 students, and 117 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 72 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,422. To help with additional expenses, 36 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Carnegie Mellon University]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.
GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 38,541 students enrolled at George Mason University, 2,334 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. On top of their other funding sources, 42 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at George Mason University]](/colleges/george-mason-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Cornell Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s IT students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 21,917 students enrolled at Towson were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,999. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Towson does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Towson University]](/colleges/towson-university/student-life/veterans/)
Oakland University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate ranking. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s IT degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 18,552 students enrolled at Oakland University, 323 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,271. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Oakland University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oakland University]](/colleges/oakland-university/student-life/veterans/)
Capella University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for IT for a Doctorate ranking. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 doctorate’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Capella University also made our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,867. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Capella University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Capella University]](/colleges/capella-university/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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