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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Computer Software and Media Applications for a Doctorate” ranking.
Other Computer Software & Media Applications is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,438 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 102 other computer software and media applications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other computer software and media applications 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 other computer software and media applications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The computer software and media applications 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 Far Western US Region for Computer Software and Media Applications for a Doctorate”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying computer software and media applications.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Computer Software and Media Applications for a Doctorate list. Santa Cruz, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer software and media applications degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best Other Computer Software & Media Applications Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 19,161 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Cruz, 273 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,631. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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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