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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. 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 for Informatics for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,726 people earned their degree in informatics, making the major the 246th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 94 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in informatics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality informatics programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the informatics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for an Associate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Informatics Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 16,158 students enrolled at Rochester Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rochester Institute of Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rochester Institute of Technology]](/colleges/rochester-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for an Associate list. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 88 associates’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Ivy Tech Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Informatics Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 63,809 students enrolled at Ivy Tech Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,500. To help with additional expenses, 0 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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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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