Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the #1 spot on the list. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cybersecurity defense strategy/policy degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Excelsior College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 21,974 students enrolled at Excelsior College, 2,603 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2,449 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,255. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Excelsior College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.