2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Networking for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$53,059
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region for Networking for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Computer Systems Networking is the 125th most popular major in the country with 14,700 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer systems networking graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,365 and had an average of $27,750 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,567 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,656 and $27,064 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Networking for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer systems networking. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer systems networking 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 systems networking program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Networking for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying networking.
Top 2 Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Networking for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. DeVry University - Texas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s networking degrees to qualified students.
DeVry University - Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 307 students enrolled at DeVry University - Texas, 143 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 124 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,682. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DeVry University - Texas]](/colleges/devry-university-texas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Networking for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 89,763 students enrolled at UOPX - Arizona, 135 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UOPX - Arizona does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UOPX - Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-phoenix-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
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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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