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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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Information Technology is the 35th most popular major in the country with 31,531 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Alabama, there were 234 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 198 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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. 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 in Alabama for IT for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for IT for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama bachelor’s degree vets studying it.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for IT for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
USA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list.Among the 14,224 students enrolled at University of South Alabama, 868 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 411 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,549. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Alabama offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of South Alabama]](/colleges/university-of-south-alabama/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for IT for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University at Montgomery landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this medium-sized public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
AUM also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Auburn University at Montgomery supports 5,212 students, and 608 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 193 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,654. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn University at Montgomery does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full AUM Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Orange Beach, Alabama. It awarded 107 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia Southern University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking.Of the 18,533 students enrolled at Columbia Southern University, 4,284 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3,084 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,251. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Columbia Southern University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Columbia Southern 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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