2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Scientific Computing for a Bachelor’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 District of Columbia for Scientific Computing for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computational Science is the 380th most popular major in the country with 1,360 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across District of Columbia, there were 96 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 computational science graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computational science 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 computational science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Scientific Computing for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Scientific Computing for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Scientific Computing for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s scientific computing degrees to qualified students.
The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computational Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Our most recent data shows that 613 of the 14,001 students enrolled at The American University were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. To help with additional expenses, 206 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American University]](/colleges/american-university/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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