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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Utah, there were 1,387 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 714 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah bachelor’s degree vets studying it.

Top 2 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 681 students in 2020-2021.

WGU also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 8,828 of the 147,866 students enrolled at Western Governors University were GI Bill® students, of which 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,681. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 31 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.Of the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo, 368 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)

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