2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,256 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,849 and $24,337 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 83 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in computer programming. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer programming programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer programming program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 3 Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

7,172 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s programming degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7,172 of the 103,427 students enrolled at Grand Canyon University were GI Bill® students, of which 4,951 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. During this same period, 5 students received scholarships through 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%.

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2

University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, Arizona

168 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$12,000 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Advancing Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s programming degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

University of Advancing Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 836 students enrolled at University of Advancing Technology, 168 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 123 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,000. During this same period, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Advancing Technology]](/colleges/university-of-advancing-technology/student-life/veterans/)

3

University of Phoenix - Arizona
Tempe, Arizona

135 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$6,437 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Programming for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s programming students in 2020-2021.

UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Programming Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 135 of the 89,763 students enrolled at University of Phoenix - Arizona were GI Bill® students, of which 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,437. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona 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

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.

Credits

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