2023 Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southeast Region for Math & CompSci for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 1,302 people earned their degree in mathematics and computer science, making the major the 369th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 82 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Math & CompSci for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mathematics and computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematics and computer science 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 mathematics and computer science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Math & CompSci for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Math & CompSci for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Math & CompSci for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. GMU is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, GMU supports 38,541 students, and 2,334 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,583 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,710. To help with additional expenses, 42 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full George Mason University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Math & CompSci for a Bachelor’s. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s math and compsci degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
VWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Virginia Wesleyan University supports 1,347 students, and 166 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 116 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,128. In addition to receiving other benefits, 22 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at VWU]](/colleges/virginia-wesleyan-college/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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