2023 Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
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Ranked Colleges
53
Degrees Awarded
$23,200
Avg Cost*
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 Wisconsin for CompSci for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Wisconsin, there were 248 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,299 and $27,623 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for CompSci for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the computer science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for CompSci for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for CompSci for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for CompSci for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 31 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
UWM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 983 of the 24,565 students enrolled at UWM were GI Bill® students, of which 494 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,519. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UWM offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UWM]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for CompSci for a Master’s. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school situated in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It awarded 15 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Whitewater also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 383 of the 11,989 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater were GI Bill® students, of which 181 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,342. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UW - Whitewater 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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