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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 254,454 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, computer and information sciences is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nevada, there were 945 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,038 and $35,110 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 264 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,298 and $27,287 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer and information sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 Nevada for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 183 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
UNLV also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” ranking.Among the 31,142 students enrolled at UNLV, 1,594 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 929 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,370. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNLV does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list.Of the 20,722 students enrolled at University of Nevada - Reno, 669 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,493. On top of their other funding sources, 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 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 University of Nevada - Reno]](/colleges/university-of-nevada-reno/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Nevada. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nevada for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. DeVry University - Nevada is located in Henderson, Nevada and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.
DeVry University - Nevada did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nevada” list.Of the 41 students enrolled at DeVry University - Nevada, 80 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,535. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DeVry University - Nevada]](/colleges/devry-university-nevada/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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