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2023 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

4 Ranked Colleges
1,936 Degrees Awarded
$60,151 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 40,555 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. 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 Utah, there were 3,051 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,099 and $26,240 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,936 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the information technology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah bachelor’s degree vets studying it.

Top 4 Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Utah

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 1,711 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

WGU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.Of the 147,866 students enrolled at WGU, 8,828 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,681. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at WGU]](/colleges/western-governors-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #2 spot on the list. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 43 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.Among the 40,936 students enrolled at Utah Valley University, 813 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UVU]](/colleges/utah-valley-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 149 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.

BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brigham Young University - Provo supports 36,461 students, and 368 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 220 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Neumont College of Computer Science. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

Neumont also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Neumont supports 529 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,507. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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