2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Computational Science for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$24,200
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Computational Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computational Science is the 224th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computational science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,024 and had an average of $22,500 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 33 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Computational Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computational science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computational science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computational science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Computational Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying computational science.
Top 2 Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Computational Science for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s computational science degrees to qualified students.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State, 814 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Computational Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s computational science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Winona State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 7,106 students enrolled at Winona State University, 142 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,645. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Winona State University offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
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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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