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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 for Info Systems for a Master’s” ranking.
Information Systems is the 314th most popular major in the country with 2,338 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in information systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information systems programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 180 masters’s info systems degrees in 2020-2021.
UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 53,372 students enrolled at UF, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UF offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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 Florida]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 164 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 50,626 students enrolled at USF Tampa, 2,211 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USF Tampa does offer 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 masters’s info systems degrees to qualified students.
UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 33,518 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Chicago, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,878. 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 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%.
Full UIC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Missouri. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s list. Warrensburg, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s info systems degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying info systems list, UCM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 9,959 students enrolled at University of Central Missouri were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,238. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Missouri does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Central Missouri]](/colleges/university-of-central-missouri/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pace University - New York. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s. Pace University - New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pace University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 12,835 students enrolled at Pace University, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,912. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received funds through 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 Pace University Veteran Student Life Report
Florida International University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 51 masters’s info systems degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying info systems list, FIU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,079 of the 58,836 students enrolled at Florida International University were GI Bill® students, of which 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Florida International University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Info Systems for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s info systems degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying info systems list, UIS has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 214 of the 4,146 students enrolled at UIS were GI Bill® students, of which 106 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,253. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full UIS 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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