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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Information Science for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.
Across Massachusetts, there were 844 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Information Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general information science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Information Science for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Information Science for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Information Science for a Master’s. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 286 degrees to qualified masters’s information science students in 2020-2021.
Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston U, 15 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 $25,162. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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%.
Full Boston U Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Information Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s information science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 30,391 students enrolled at Harvard, 304 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 254 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,012. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Harvard University]](/colleges/harvard-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Information Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 36 masters’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Boston also made our “Best General Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, UMass Boston supports 16,259 students, and 678 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 362 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,414. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Boston does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Veteran Student Life Report
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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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