2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT
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Ranked Colleges
229
Degrees Awarded
$33,100
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 40,555 people earned their degree in information technology, making the major the 42nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,525 and had an average of $26,794 in loans still to pay off.
Across Oregon, there were 229 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,384 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information technology programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the information technology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT” list to help you make the college decision.
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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 82 ’s IT degrees to qualified students.
Portland Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 22,904 students enrolled at Portland Community College, 1,126 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 701 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,236. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Portland Community College]](/colleges/portland-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
OIT also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 5,323 students enrolled at OIT, 104 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 57 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,491. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. OIT offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 OIT]](/colleges/oregon-institute-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lane Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Oregon for IT. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s IT degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lane Community College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 308 of the 7,702 students enrolled at Lane Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,562. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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