2023 Best Economics and Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Economics and Computer Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Economics and Computer Science is the 1419th most popular major in the country with 2 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1 economics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 economics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics and computer science programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the economics and computer science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Economics and Computer Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying economics and computer science.
Top 1 Best Economics and Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Economics and Computer Science for a Bachelor’s list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 1 bachelors’s economics and computer science degrees in 2020-2021.
WUSTL also made our “Best Economics and Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 15,449 students enrolled at WUSTL, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Washington University in St Louis]](/colleges/washington-university-in-st-louis/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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