2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Data Science, General
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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 the Southwest Region for Data Science, General” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 526 people earned their degree in data science, general, making the major the 611th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 91 data science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Data Science, General” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in data science, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality data science, general programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the data science, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Data Science, General
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying data science, general.
Top 2 Best Data Science, General Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Data Science, General. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s data science, general degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 1,242 of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas Tech Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Data Science, General that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #2 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s data science, general degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
UH Downtown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 15,239 students enrolled at UH Downtown, 20 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,002. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UH Downtown 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UH Downtown]](/colleges/university-of-houston-downtown/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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