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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast region, there were 11,783 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,555 and $24,433 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,946 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 35 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying it.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend ECPI University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 366 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying it list, ECPI University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 14,353 students enrolled at ECPI University were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,344. 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 ECPI University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Miami supports 17,809 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,198. During this same period, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full U Miami Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 67 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Old Dominion not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 24,286 students enrolled at Old Dominion, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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 Old Dominion]](/colleges/old-dominion-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 415 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, American Military University supports 50,047 students, and 18,040 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15,422 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American Military University]](/colleges/american-public-university-system/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Limestone College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Limestone College is a small school located in Gaffney, South Carolina that handed out 29 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Limestone College also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15.According to our most recent data, Limestone College supports 1,943 students, and 144 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 79 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,754. During this same period, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Limestone College]](/colleges/limestone-college/student-life/veterans/)
Saint Leo University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking. St. Leo University is located in Saint Leo, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying it list, St. Leo University has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, St. Leo University supports 9,832 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,916. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. St. Leo University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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University of North Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Dahlonega, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
UNG not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, UNG supports 19,793 students, and 700 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 259 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,929. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNG offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Campbell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking. Campbell is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Campbell also took the #21 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 5,964 students enrolled at Campbell were GI Bill® students, of which 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,969. During this same period, 8 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 Campbell University]](/colleges/campbell-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #9, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 1 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 50,626 students enrolled at University of South Florida - Main Campus, 2,211 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Florida - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Augusta University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Augusta, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Augusta University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Augusta University supports 8,920 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Augusta University]](/colleges/augusta-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #11, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying it list, Tulane has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 13,927 students enrolled at Tulane University of Louisiana, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,227. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Tulane University of Louisiana]](/colleges/tulane-university-of-louisiana/student-life/veterans/)
The University of West Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying it list, UWF has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 13,061 students enrolled at The University of West Florida, 1,438 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 750 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,810. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full The University of West Florida Veteran Student Life Report
Radford University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Radford is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 10,695 students enrolled at Radford University, 460 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,142. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Radford University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Radford Veteran Student Life Report
Sullivan University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 13 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Sullivan University also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #17.Of the 3,165 students enrolled at Sullivan University, 52 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,619. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Sullivan University Veteran Student Life Report
Liberty University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Liberty University supports 93,349 students, and 13,282 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8,897 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,888. During this same period, 386 students qualified for 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 Liberty University]](/colleges/liberty-university/student-life/veterans/)
St Petersburg College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Clearwater, Florida, and it awarded 140 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
SPC also made our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, St Petersburg College supports 26,430 students, and 1,273 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 820 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,870. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. St Petersburg College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full St Petersburg College Veteran Student Life Report
Broward College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s IT degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
BC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 33,243 students enrolled at Broward College, 1,018 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 645 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,167. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Broward College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Palm Beach State College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking. Palm Beach State College is a large public school situated in Lake Worth, Florida. It awarded 66 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Palm Beach State College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 722 of the 26,666 students enrolled at Palm Beach State College were GI Bill® students, of which 400 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,519. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Palm Beach State College Veteran Student Life Report
Murray State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking. Murray State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 27 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 401 of the 9,449 students enrolled at Murray State were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,362. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Murray State University]](/colleges/murray-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Ocala, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying it list, Rasmussen University - Florida has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 9,055 students enrolled at Rasmussen University - Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 34 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,344. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Rasmussen University - Florida]](/colleges/rasmussen-college-florida/student-life/veterans/)
Marshall University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Marshall University also took the #24 spot in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 11,958 students enrolled at Marshall University, 406 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,840. To help with additional expenses, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. JU is a small school located in Jacksonville, Florida that handed out 2 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Of the 4,053 students enrolled at JU, 459 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,339. On top of their other funding sources, 115 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. JU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Jacksonville University]](/colleges/jacksonville-university/student-life/veterans/)
Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Georgia College & State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Milledgeville, Georgia. It awarded 56 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 6,873 students enrolled at Georgia College, 125 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,100. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Herzing University - Kenner ranked #24 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Kenner, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IT students in 2020-2021.
According to our most recent data, Herzing University - Kenner supports 462 students, and 22 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 18 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,202. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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 Herzing University - Kenner]](/colleges/herzing-university-kenner/student-life/veterans/)
Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for IT for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Florida State College at Jacksonville is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 68 bachelors’s IT degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying it list, FSCJ has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 22,344 students enrolled at FSCJ, 2,072 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,533 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,070. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FSCJ offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida State College at Jacksonville]](/colleges/florida-state-college-at-jacksonville/student-life/veterans/)
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