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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Information Resources Management” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Information Resources Management is the 395th most popular major in the country with 1,186 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 84 information resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Information Resources Management” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information resources management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information resources management programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information resources management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The information resources management school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Information Resources Management”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region vets studying information resources management.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Information Resources Management list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 24 ’s information resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
Bellevue University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 13,059 students enrolled at Bellevue University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bellevue University offers 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Bellevue University]](/colleges/bellevue-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Information Resources Management that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bismarck, North Dakota, and it awarded 12 ’s information resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
UMary also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 3,799 students enrolled at UMary, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,000. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMary]](/colleges/university-of-mary/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Information Resources Management that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #3 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s information resources management degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Capella University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,589 of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. During this same period, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Capella University]](/colleges/capella-university/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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