by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study human-centered technology design, you’ve come to the right place. This ranking highlights 9 schools ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing human-centered technology design, using our 2026 methodology.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. To help you decide, College Factual evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked human-centered technology design colleges for veterans:
Leading the list is University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, our #1 human-centered technology design college for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 85.6 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. Read more about human-centered technology design at University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Franklin University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best human-centered technology design colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 85.4 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the human-centered technology design program at Franklin University
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best human-centered technology design colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 83.0 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full human-centered technology design report for Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Veteran students seeking a strong human-centered technology design program will find one at North Carolina State University at Raleigh, which ranked #4. It scores 80.9 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full human-centered technology design report for North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Veteran students seeking a strong human-centered technology design program will find one at Carnegie Mellon University, which ranked #5. Carnegie Mellon University scores 77.1 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 42.5, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score.
See the full human-centered technology design report for Carnegie Mellon University
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot for veterans pursuing human-centered technology design. The school's overall veterans score is 75.4 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the human-centered technology design program at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Kent State University at Kent ranked #7 on our 2026 list of the best human-centered technology design colleges for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 69.8 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full human-centered technology design report for Kent State University at Kent
Drexel University landed the #8 spot for veterans pursuing human-centered technology design. It scores 67.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 49.7, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full human-centered technology design report for Drexel University
Kennesaw State University landed the #9 spot for veterans pursuing human-centered technology design. Kennesaw State University scores 54.5 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Read more about human-centered technology design at Kennesaw State University
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying human-centered technology design: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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