2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Doctorate

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Doctorate. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 76 students in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.Our most recent data shows that 430 of the 39,771 students enrolled at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 240 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,376. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Georgia Tech Veteran Student Life Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Doctorate. Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list.According to our most recent data, Georgia State supports 36,360 students, and 1,873 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 662 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,934. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

Emory also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking.Among the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory, 1 are 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Emory]](/colleges/emory-university/student-life/veterans/)