2023 Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for IT for a Doctorate” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,731 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for IT for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and a strong support system for 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region for IT for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for IT for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

117 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for IT for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree vets studying it list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, 117 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 $18,422. On top of their other funding sources, 36 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Carnegie Mellon Veteran Student Life Report

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Towson University
Towson, Maryland

3 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$3,999 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for IT for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Towson is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 12 doctorate’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 21,917 students enrolled at Towson University, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Towson University]](/colleges/towson-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Information Technology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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.