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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 Louisiana for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” 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 Louisiana, there were 126 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Louisiana for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Information Science for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list.Our most recent data shows that 73 of the 11,447 students enrolled at Northwestern State University of Louisiana were GI Bill® students, of which 49 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,637. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grambling State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Grambling State University is a medium-sized school located in Grambling, Louisiana that handed out 24 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.According to our most recent data, GSU supports 5,438 students, and 189 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,974. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Grambling State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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