2023 Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$59,630
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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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,939 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,629 and had an average of $27,450 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,192 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,069 and $32,266 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 225 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming 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 computer programming program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s. LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.
LWTech also made our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 3,319 students enrolled at LWTech, 139 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 106 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,241. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. LWTech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 8,928 students enrolled at Academy of Art University, 1,287 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,016 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,275. On top of their other funding sources, 257 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Academy of Art University]](/colleges/academy-of-art-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Seattle College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s list. North Seattle College is a small school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 40 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.
North Seattle also made our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 0 of the 5,240 students enrolled at North Seattle College were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Seattle College]](/colleges/seattle-community-college-north-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s list. Digipen is located in Redmond, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s programming degrees to qualified students.
Digipen also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 1,120 students enrolled at DigiPen Institute of Technology, 76 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,756. During this same period, 43 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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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