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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Louisiana for CIS for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 88,434 computer information systems students received their degree, making the major the 9th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 173 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,938 and $25,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 95 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for CIS for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer information systems programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The cis school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for CIS for a Bachelor’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for CIS for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for CIS for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for CIS for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 37 bachelors’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.
UL Lafayette also made our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1.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. On top of their other funding sources, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Louisiana at Lafayette does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for CIS for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s CIS degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list.Of the 14,426 students enrolled at Southeastern Louisiana University, 516 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,849. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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