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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 Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 18,325 people earned their degree in general information science, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 760 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 general information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in general information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general information science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 the Far Western US Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Oregon University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Monmouth, Oregon, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
Western Oregon State College also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 4,554 students enrolled at Western Oregon University, 187 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 89 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,651. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s information science students in 2020-2021.
UCR also made our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, UCR supports 26,434 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,182. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 California Lutheran University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s list. California Lutheran University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thousand Oaks, California. It awarded 17 bachelors’s information science degrees in 2020-2021.
CLU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, California Lutheran University supports 4,027 students, and 166 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 126 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,342. During this same period, 37 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CLU]](/colleges/california-lutheran-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Information Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Caltech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Caltech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Among the 2,240 students enrolled at Caltech, 4 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $67,154. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at California Institute of Technology]](/colleges/california-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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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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