2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for IT for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
57
Degrees Awarded
$48,720
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for IT for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Information Technology is the 42nd most popular major in the country with 40,555 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 473 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,604 and $28,425 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,168 and $25,412 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology 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 information technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for IT for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for IT for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for IT for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for IT for an Associate list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small private for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 8 associates’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - District of Columbia, the school also landed the # spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 745 students enrolled at Strayer University - District of Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,334. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Strayer University - District of Columbia]](/colleges/strayer-university-district-of-columbia/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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