2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Info Systems for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Info Systems for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,338 people earned their degree in information systems, making the major the 314th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 663 information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Info Systems for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information systems programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the information systems program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Info Systems for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree vets studying info systems.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Info Systems for a Master’s list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 80 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 33,518 students enrolled at UIC, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. To help with additional expenses, 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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Info Systems for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Springfield is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 48 masters’s info systems degrees in 2020-2021.
UIS also made our “Best Information Systems Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 4,146 students enrolled at University of Illinois at Springfield, 214 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 106 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,253. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%.
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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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