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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 51,681 people earned their degree in general computer and information sciences, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across Wisconsin, there were 1,473 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,084 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general computer and information sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general computer and information sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 668 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 44,640 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Madison were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Among the 11,550 students enrolled at Marquette, 140 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,404. To help with additional expenses, 30 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Marquette does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Marquette]](/colleges/marquette-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 71 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Eau Claire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.According to our most recent data, UW - Eau Claire supports 11,017 students, and 283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 91 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,514. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. UW - La Crosse is a public institution located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - La Crosse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Of the 10,531 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, 230 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,846. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Whitewater also made our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 383 of the 11,989 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater were GI Bill® students, of which 181 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,342. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Lakeland University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Lakeland is located in Plymouth, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
Lakeland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list.Our most recent data shows that 99 of the 2,753 students enrolled at Lakeland University were GI Bill® students, of which 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,775. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Lakeland University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lakeland University]](/colleges/lakeland-college/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
UW Oshkosh also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW Oshkosh supports 15,314 students, and 450 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 219 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,012. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-oshkosh/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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