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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Colorado for Computer and Information Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Computer & Information Sciences is the 15th most popular major in the country with 51,681 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Colorado, there were 927 general computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Computer and Information Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general computer and information sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 general computer and information sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Colorado for Computer and Information Sciences for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Computer and Information Sciences for a Doctorate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Computer and Information Sciences for a Doctorate list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 4 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. On top of their other funding sources, 68 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Computer and Information Sciences for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree vets studying computer and information sciences list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Of the 24,723 students enrolled at CU Anschutz, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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%.
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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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