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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 Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 878 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying it.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 438 students in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, 117 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,422. During this same period, 36 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full Carnegie Mellon University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, La Roche University landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
La Roche did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.According to our most recent data, La Roche supports 1,292 students, and 51 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 35 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,131. To help with additional expenses, 15 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%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bloomsburg, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 8,427 students enrolled at Bloomsburg, 244 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 101 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,761. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bloomsburg offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Bloomsburg 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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