2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications for a Master’s

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications for a Master’s list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying computer systems networking and telecommunications list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University, 117 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,422. To help with additional expenses, 36 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Carnegie Mellon Veteran Student Life Report

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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications for a Master’s. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 6 masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at RIT were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,424. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications for a Master’s list. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying computer systems networking and telecommunications list, Syracuse has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 21,322 students enrolled at Syracuse, 385 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 250 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,840. In addition to receiving other benefits, 217 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Syracuse offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications for a Master’s. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 61 masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees in 2020-2021.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 28,890 students enrolled at Johns Hopkins were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,793. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Pitt supports 32,277 students, and 509 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 364 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,281. 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 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey

Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying computer systems networking and telecommunications list, Stevens has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 7,257 students enrolled at Stevens, 48 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,200. During this same period, 12 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Stevens Veteran Student Life Report