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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Informatics is the 246th most popular major in the country with 2,726 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,407 informatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying informatics.
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 11 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
U-M also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 47,907 students enrolled at U-M, 570 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 325 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $27,058. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at U-M]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #2 spot on the list. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 12 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
USC also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, University of Southern California supports 46,287 students, and 1,311 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 862 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,487. In addition to receiving other benefits, 388 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 USC]](/colleges/university-of-southern-california/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 289 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus, 1,283 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Washington - Seattle Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Full UW Seattle Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rochester Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 20 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. 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 Rochester Institute of Technology Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 461 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s informatics students in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 74,795 students enrolled at Arizona State University - Tempe, 7,566 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,828 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,068. During this same period, 672 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full ASU - Tempe Veteran Student Life Report
University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 34 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying informatics list, Iowa has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 30,318 students enrolled at Iowa, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Liberty University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying informatics list, Liberty University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 13,282 of the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University were GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Liberty University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 120 degrees to qualified bachelors’s informatics students in 2020-2021.
UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of California - Irvine supports 36,303 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 California - Irvine]](/colleges/university-of-california-irvine/student-life/veterans/)
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s list. IUPUI is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 81 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
IUPUI also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,390 students enrolled at IUPUI 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 $5,439. 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.
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%.
Full IUPUI Veteran Student Life Report
University at Albany landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 138 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
UAlbany also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.Of the 17,688 students enrolled at University at Albany, 260 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 136 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,220. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University at Albany]](/colleges/suny-at-albany/student-life/veterans/)
University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s informatics degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
UW - Stout also made our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11.According to our most recent data, UW - Stout supports 7,970 students, and 305 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 133 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,590. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.
Full UW - Stout Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. UNF is a fairly large school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
UNF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UNF supports 16,926 students, and 1,067 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 616 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,959. 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.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNF]](/colleges/university-of-north-florida/student-life/veterans/)
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 16,433 students enrolled at TWU, 495 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 251 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,466. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. TWU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Woman’s University]](/colleges/texas-womans-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #15, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying informatics list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Louisiana at Lafayette supports 16,450 students, and 604 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 224 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,336. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UL Lafayette]](/colleges/university-of-louisiana-lafayette/student-life/veterans/)
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Massachusetts Amherst offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 UMass Amherst Veteran Student Life Report
Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, ISU supports 11,766 students, and 422 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 221 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,419. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Indiana University - Southeast did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. Indiana University - Southeast is located in New Albany, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s informatics degrees to qualified students.
Indiana University - Southeast not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 162 of the 4,678 students enrolled at Indiana University - Southeast were GI Bill® students, of which 91 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,005. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Indiana University - Southeast Veteran Student Life Report
Indiana University - South Bend ranked #19 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s list. Located in South Bend, Indiana, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s informatics students in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - South Bend did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Indiana University - South Bend supports 4,942 students, and 134 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 65 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,685. In addition to receiving other benefits, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Indiana University - South Bend Veteran Student Life Report
Dominican University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Informatics for a Bachelor’s ranking. Dominican University is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 9 bachelors’s informatics degrees in 2020-2021.
Dominican U also took the #16 spot in our “Best Informatics Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Dominican University supports 3,189 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,038. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Dominican University Veteran Student Life Report
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