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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Computer & Information Sciences is the 15th most popular major in the country with 51,681 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Arizona, there were 464 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 240 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,087 and $27,181 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 118 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.According to our most recent data, Arizona State University - Tempe supports 74,795 students, and 7,566 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3,828 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. To help with additional expenses, 672 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arizona State University - Tempe offers 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%. 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 Arizona State University - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 87 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arizona also made our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 2,131 of the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,880. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Computer and Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 25 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Grand Canyon University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full Grand Canyon University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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