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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for IS for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.
Across Tennessee, there were 11 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,304 and $51,351 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the 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 Tennessee for IS for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for IS for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for IS for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for IS for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Tennessee landed the #1 spot on the list. Strayer University - Tennessee is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s IS degrees to qualified students.
Strayer University - Tennessee also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking.Among the 4,102 students enrolled at Strayer University - Tennessee, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,514. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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