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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 587 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 14,348 students enrolled at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus, 37 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Lowell. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s list. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Lowell, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMass Lowell supports 18,150 students, and 623 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 290 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,664. During this same period, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Massachusetts - Lowell Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Britain, Connecticut. It awarded 11 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
CCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 10,652 students enrolled at Central Connecticut State University, 321 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,782. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Connecticut State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Central Connecticut State University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 16,259 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts - Boston, 678 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,414. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full UMass Boston Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
WPI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 6,920 students enrolled at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 77 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 47 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,341. On top of their other funding sources, 7 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 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 WPI]](/colleges/worcester-polytechnic-institute/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, Bentley University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s list. Bentley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 19 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Bentley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 5,177 students enrolled at Bentley, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Bentley University]](/colleges/bentley-university/student-life/veterans/)
Clark University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for IT for a Master’s ranking. Clark is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 55 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying it list, Clark has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clark supports 3,405 students, and 20 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,985. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Clark 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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