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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 California for IS for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Information Science is the 58th most popular major in the country with 18,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $59,394 and had an average of $28,852 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 516 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $86,271 and $13,956 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for IS for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in information science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great information science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the information science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
The is 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 California for IS for a Bachelor’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in California for IS for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for IS for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for IS for a Bachelor’s list. UCR is a large public school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 24 bachelors’s IS degrees in 2020-2021.
UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list.Among the 26,434 students enrolled at University of California - Riverside, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,182. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of California - Riverside]](/colleges/university-of-california-riverside/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Lutheran University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for IS for a Bachelor’s. Located in Thousand Oaks, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s IS students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CLU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Among the 4,027 students enrolled at CLU, 166 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,342. In addition to receiving other benefits, 37 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CLU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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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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