2023 Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computational Science for a Master’s” ranking.
Computational Science is the 224th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,024 and had an average of $22,500 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 219 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,345 and $22,500 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computational Science for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computational science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computational science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computational science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computational Science for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computational Science for a Master’s”.
Top 3 Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computational Science for a Master’s. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 41 masters’s computational science degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF also made our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at University of Central Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,995. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 UCF]](/colleges/university-of-central-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computational Science for a Master’s list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s computational science students in 2020-2021.
Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,769. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New College of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Computational Science for a Master’s list. Located in Sarasota, Florida, this small public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s computational science students in 2020-2021.
New College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computational Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 675 students enrolled at New College, 17 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,862. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New College of Florida]](/colleges/new-college-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
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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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