2
Ranked Colleges
33
Degrees Awarded
$17,300
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Michigan for IT for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 31,531 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.
Across Michigan, there were 425 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IT for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information technology 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 information technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IT for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IT for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan associate degree vets studying it.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IT for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s IT students in 2020-2021.
Ferris also took the #1 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 377 of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris were GI Bill® students, of which 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,426. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ferris does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for IT for an Associate list. Oakland Community College is a public institution located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakland Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 251 of the 14,511 students enrolled at Oakland Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 55 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,033. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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