2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CompSci for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$43,700
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 District of Columbia for CompSci for a Doctorate” ranking.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 494 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,132 and $19,119 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science 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 computer science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CompSci for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree vets studying compsci.
Top 1 Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CompSci for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.According to our most recent data, George Washington University supports 27,017 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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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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