2023 Best Data Processing Technology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Data Processing Tech for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,955 people earned their degree in data processing technology, making the major the 384th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 258 data processing technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing Tech for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in data processing technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality data processing technology 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 data processing technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing Tech for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying data processing tech.
Top 2 Best Data Processing Technology Master’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 University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing Tech for a Master’s. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data processing tech degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
UNLV also took the #2 spot in our “Best Data Processing Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 31,142 students enrolled at UNLV, 1,594 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,370. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNLV offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full UNLV Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing Tech for a Master’s. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 82 degrees to qualified masters’s data processing tech students in 2020-2021.
USFCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Data Processing Technology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 10,068 students enrolled at University of San Francisco, 6 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,232. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of San Francisco]](/colleges/university-of-san-francisco/student-life/veterans/)
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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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