2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for IT for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for IT for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.

Across Maryland, there were 594 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for IT for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 Maryland for IT for a Master’s”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for IT for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for IT for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maryland

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, Maryland

16 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for IT for a Master’s. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 115 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.

UMCP also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, UMCP supports 40,709 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 13 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through 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 95%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Maryland - College Park]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)

2

Towson University
Towson, Maryland

3 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$3,999 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Maryland for IT for a Master’s. Towson University is a large public school situated in Towson, Maryland. It awarded 76 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list.According to our most recent data, Towson University supports 21,917 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,999. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Towson University offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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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

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.