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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 Utah for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Geographic Information Science is the 333rd most popular major in the country with 3,231 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Utah, there were 112 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 geographic information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,652 and $24,483 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geographic information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geographic information science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the geographic information science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s geographic information science degrees to qualified students.
U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” list.According to our most recent data, University of Utah supports 33,081 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Utah for Geographic Information Science for a Bachelor’s. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geographic Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking.According to our most recent data, BYU supports 36,461 students, and 368 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 220 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. BYU 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/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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