2023 Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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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 in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Programming for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 8,750 people earned their degree in general computer programming, making the major the 137th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,333 general computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Programming for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer programming programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general computer programming program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Programming for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Programming for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Programming for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #1 spot on the list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 125 masters’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
DePaul also made our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 21,922 students enrolled at DePaul University, 528 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 367 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,957. On top of their other funding sources, 101 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 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 DePaul]](/colleges/depaul-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Computer Programming for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 13 masters’s computer programming degrees in 2020-2021.
UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 8,783 students enrolled at University of Michigan - Dearborn, 159 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,134. 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.
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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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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