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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Information Science is the 47th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,411 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 326 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general information 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 general information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree vets studying information science.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for an Associate. Ivy Tech Community College is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 159 associates’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ivy Tech Community College supports 63,809 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,500. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ivy Tech Community College]](/colleges/ivy-tech-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Information Science for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cuyahoga Community College District, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 101 of the 18,754 students enrolled at Cuyahoga Community College District were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,499. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full Cuyahoga Community College District Veteran Student Life Report
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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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