2023 Best Computer Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$34,512
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,242 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,424 and $28,353 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 254 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer science 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 computer science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Computer Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for an Associate. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 69 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 813 of the 40,936 students enrolled at UVU were GI Bill® students, of which 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,550. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Weber State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s compsci degrees to 159 students in 2020-2021.
WSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, WSU supports 29,596 students, and 747 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 472 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,815. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. WSU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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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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