2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Math for a Master’s

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In 2020-2021, 30,202 people earned their degree in mathematics, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,168 and had an average of $21,863 in loans still to pay off.

Across Connecticut, there were 352 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,159 and $24,192 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Math for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Math for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Math for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Connecticut

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Math for a Master’s. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 19 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN also made our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut were GI Bill® students, of which 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. On top of their other funding sources, 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. 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%.

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Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut

321 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Connecticut for Math for a Master’s. Central Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Britain, Connecticut that handed out 15 masters’s math degrees in 2020-2021.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list.Our most recent data shows that 321 of the 10,652 students enrolled at Central Connecticut State University were GI Bill® students, of which 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,782. During this same period, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Connecticut State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.