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2023 Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

2 Ranked Colleges
148 Degrees Awarded
$43,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CIS

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 District of Columbia for CIS” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Information Systems is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 88,434 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,066 and had an average of $26,787 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 148 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,992 and $30,932 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CIS” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer information systems programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CIS

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CIS”.

Top 2 Best Computer Information Systems Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CIS that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 71 ’s CIS degrees in 2020-2021.

GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,185. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 88%.

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Strayer University - District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for CIS list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Strayer University - District of Columbia also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 745 students enrolled at Strayer University - District of Columbia, 96 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,334. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Strayer University - District of Columbia does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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