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

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Tennessee for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

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

Across Tennessee, there were 683 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for IT for a Bachelor’s”.

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

1

Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for IT for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Peay State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

Austin Peay State University also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #2.Of the 10,272 students enrolled at Austin Peay State University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Austin Peay State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Austin Peay State University]](/colleges/austin-peay-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

King University
Bristol, Tennessee

75 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$8,981 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend King University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for IT for a Bachelor’s. King is located in Bristol, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.

King not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Of the 1,746 students enrolled at King University, 75 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 51 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,981. In addition to receiving other benefits, 10 students qualified for 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%.

Full King Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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

Footnotes

• *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.