2023 Best Human Computer Interaction Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,857 people earned their degree in human computer interaction, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human computer interaction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $58,809 and had an average of $26,507 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 203 human computer interaction graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,665 and $29,000 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human computer interaction. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human computer interaction programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the human computer interaction program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Human Computer Interaction Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

1,283 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Master’s. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 43 masters’s human computer interaction degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Human Computer Interaction Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Washington - Seattle Campus supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Veteran Student Life Report

2

San Jose State University
San Jose, California

660 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Master’s list. San Jose State University is a large school located in San Jose, California that handed out 41 masters’s human computer interaction degrees in 2020-2021.

San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Computer Interaction Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, San Jose State University supports 36,208 students, and 660 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 384 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,909. 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.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full San Jose State University Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Human Computer Interaction Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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