2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
118
Degrees Awarded
$49,800
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New England region, there were 206 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The math & compsci school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree vets studying math & compsci.
Top 1 Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Math & CompSci for a Master’s. Worcester, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s math and compsci degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
WPI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, WPI supports 6,920 students, and 77 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 47 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,341. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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