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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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 254,454 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $52,893 and had an average of $27,324 in loans still to pay off.
Across Nebraska, there were 1,613 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,915 and $29,471 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 833 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,581 and $29,351 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer and information sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Nebraska for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 690 of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL were GI Bill® students, of which 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. During this same period, 79 students received funds through 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the #2 spot on the list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 188 bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UNOMAHA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list.According to our most recent data, UNOMAHA supports 15,892 students, and 928 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 488 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,364. In addition to receiving other benefits, 75 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s computer and information sciences degrees to 433 students in 2020-2021.
Bellevue University also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 13,059 students enrolled at Bellevue University were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Nebraska for Computer & Information Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Wayne, Nebraska, this small public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s computer and information sciences students in 2020-2021.
WSC also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Nebraska” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 65 of the 4,202 students enrolled at WSC were GI Bill® students, of which 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,083. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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