2023 Best Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Military Technologies & Applied Sciences” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,477 people earned their degree in military technologies and applied sciences, making the major the 38th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, military technologies and applied sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $61,323 and had an average of $20,911 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,145 military technologies and applied sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,282 and $20,833 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great military technologies and applied sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the military technologies and applied sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Southwest Region for Military Technologies & Applied Sciences” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region vets studying military technologies & applied sciences.
Top 1 Best Military Technologies & Applied Sciences Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cochise County Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Military Technologies & Applied Sciences list. Cochise College is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 974 ’s military technologies and applied sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region vets studying military technologies & applied sciences list, Cochise College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 3,327 students enrolled at Cochise County Community College District, 351 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 214 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,216. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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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