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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.
Across Wisconsin, there were 255 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 210 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science 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 general information science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Wisconsin for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Information Science for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Information Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 177 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
UWM also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 983 of the 24,565 students enrolled at UWM were GI Bill® students, of which 494 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,519. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s information science degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
UW - Green Bay also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking.Among the 8,954 students enrolled at UW - Green Bay, 362 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 200 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,302. During this same period, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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