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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 District of Columbia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 1,404 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,141 and $31,885 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 District of Columbia for Computer & Information Sciences 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 District of Columbia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 477 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at George Washington University, 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 $3,185. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full George Washington University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 168 masters’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 19,371 students enrolled at Georgetown University, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $30,300. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Georgetown University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Georgetown Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Computer & Information Sciences for a Master’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified masters’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
The American University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Among the 14,001 students enrolled at The American University, 613 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. During this same period, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American University]](/colleges/american-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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