2023 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
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Ranked Colleges
98
Degrees Awarded
$26,685
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Programming for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,939 people earned their degree in computer programming, making the major the 108th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,629 and had an average of $27,450 in loans still to pay off.
Across Mississippi, there were 223 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,685 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 98 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,787 and $15,790 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer programming 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 computer programming program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Mississippi for Programming for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Programming for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Programming for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Itawamba Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Programming for an Associate list. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s programming degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
ICC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Among the 4,696 students enrolled at ICC, 141 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,920. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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