2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing for a Bachelor’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,955 people earned their degree in data processing, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, data processing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,777 and had an average of $18,195 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 258 data processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,804 and $17,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 data processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in data processing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality data processing programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the data processing program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree vets studying data processing.
Top 3 Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s data processing degrees to qualified students.
UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 31,142 students enrolled at UNLV, 1,594 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,370. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nevada - Las Vegas]](/colleges/university-of-nevada-las-vegas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing for a Bachelor’s list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 16 bachelors’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Among the 10,068 students enrolled at USFCA, 6 are 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. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. USFCA 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 USFCA Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Data Processing for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Washington, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Bellevue College supports 12,286 students, and 413 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 278 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,552. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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 Bellevue College]](/colleges/bellevue-college/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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