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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for IT for an Associate” ranking.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Iowa, there were 315 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 12 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the information technology program at the school. 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 Iowa for IT for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for IT for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for IT for an Associate”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for IT for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s IT degrees to qualified students.
DMACC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking.Of the 23,051 students enrolled at Des Moines Area Community College, 500 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,709. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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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