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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Other Computer & Information Sciences is the 320th most popular major in the country with 1,887 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other computer and information sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other computer and information sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying other computer & information sciences.
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 for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 masters’s other computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” 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 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Carnegie Mellon University]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 37 masters’s other computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 31,089 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,384. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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 89%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mizzou]](/colleges/university-of-missouri-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other computer and information sciences degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers New Brunswick were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s. University of California - San Diego is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 28 masters’s other computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UCSD supports 39,576 students, and 112 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,596. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - San Diego]](/colleges/university-of-california-san-diego/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UCF]](/colleges/university-of-central-florida/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #6, New York Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s list. New York Institute of Technology is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s other computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
NYIT also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 6,851 students enrolled at New York Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,477. During this same period, 1 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%.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s list. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UChicago also made our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.Of the 17,834 students enrolled at UChicago, 241 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 113 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 58 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. 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 University of Chicago]](/colleges/university-of-chicago/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other computer and information sciences degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 7,970 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Stout, 305 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,590. 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.
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 UW - Stout Veteran Student Life Report
University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s ranking. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other computer and information sciences degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
UA Little Rock not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas at Little Rock supports 8,899 students, and 24 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 14 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,247. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arkansas at Little Rock]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas-at-little-rock/student-life/veterans/)
College of Charleston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Other Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 6 masters’s other computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying other computer & information sciences list, C of C has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Other Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 10,384 students enrolled at College of Charleston, 536 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 299 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,957. During this same period, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of Charleston offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at College of Charleston]](/colleges/college-of-charleston/student-life/veterans/)
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