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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 Washington for IT for a Master’s” 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.
Across Washington, there were 773 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for IT for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for IT for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for IT for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for IT for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for IT for a Master’s. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 130 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.According to our most recent data, UW Seattle supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Seattle does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UW Seattle]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 70 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Tacoma, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Of the 5,364 students enrolled at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus, 721 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,084. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full University of Washington - Tacoma Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for IT for a Master’s list. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 27 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
CWU also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Central Washington University supports 11,174 students, and 711 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 327 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,593. 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 Central Washington University 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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