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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,555 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,874 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,774 and $26,513 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying it.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 177 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon, 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 scholarships 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Carnegie Mellon]](/colleges/carnegie-mellon-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s. Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Drexel also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,589 students enrolled at Drexel were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Pitt also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 509 of the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt were GI Bill® students, of which 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pitt]](/colleges/university-of-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #4 spot on the list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Temple, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Of the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple, 830 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Temple]](/colleges/temple-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, La Salle University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2020-2021.
La Salle also made our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5.Among the 4,624 students enrolled at La Salle University, 84 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,747. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. La Salle University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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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California University of Pennsylvania ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s list. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Cal U also took the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, California University of Pennsylvania supports 6,885 students, and 340 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 201 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,252. 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.
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Robert Morris University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for IT for a Master’s ranking. Robert Morris University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
RMU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 4,134 students enrolled at Robert Morris University, 192 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 153 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,324. To help with additional expenses, 61 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Robert Morris University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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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