by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study data science, general. at the Bachelor’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 17 schools that serve veteran data science, general. students especially well, using our 2026 methodology.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. So you can compare your options, College Factual evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked data science, general. colleges for veterans:
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor tops our 2026 ranking of the best data science, general. colleges for veterans. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor scores 89.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. See the full data science, general. report for University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
A rank of #2 makes William & Mary one of the top data science, general. colleges for veteran students. It scores 89.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the data science, general. program at William & Mary
A rank of #3 makes Winona State University one of the top data science, general. colleges for veteran students. It scores 86.3 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about data science, general. at Winona State University
Portland State University came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the best data science, general. colleges for veterans. Portland State University scores 83.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. See the full data science, general. report for Portland State University
A rank of #5 makes University of Minnesota-Twin Cities one of the top data science, general. colleges for veteran students. The school's overall veterans score is 83.0 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the data science, general. program at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Middle Tennessee State University placed #6 among the best data science, general. colleges for veterans. It scores 81.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 100.0. More about the data science, general. program at Middle Tennessee State University
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #7 for veteran data science, general. students this year. The University of Texas at Dallas scores 80.9 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. See the full data science, general. report for The University of Texas at Dallas
University of Wisconsin-Madison landed the #8 spot for veterans pursuing data science, general.. University of Wisconsin-Madison scores 78.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the data science, general. program at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Colorado State University-Fort Collins came in at #9 for veteran data science, general. students this year. It scores 76.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the data science, general. program at Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Arizona State University Campus Immersion landed the #10 spot for veterans pursuing data science, general.. It scores 76.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full data science, general. report for Arizona State University Campus Immersion
University of Houston-Downtown landed the #11 spot for veterans pursuing data science, general.. University of Houston-Downtown scores 74.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the data science, general. program at University of Houston-Downtown
College of Charleston landed the #12 spot for veterans pursuing data science, general.. College of Charleston scores 74.0 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about data science, general. at College of Charleston
University of Vermont came in at #13 for veteran data science, general. students this year. University of Vermont scores 73.2 out of 100 for veteran support overall. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 33.3. More about the data science, general. program at University of Vermont
University of Oregon came in at #14 for veteran data science, general. students this year. The school's overall veterans score is 71.7 out of 100. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. Read more about data science, general. at University of Oregon
Drexel University ranked #15 on our 2026 list of the best data science, general. colleges for veterans. It scores 67.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 49.7, and veteran resources 66.7. Read more about data science, general. at Drexel University
Arizona State University Digital Immersion came in at #16 for veteran data science, general. students this year. It scores 56.8 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Read more about data science, general. at Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Centre College ranked #17 on our 2026 list of the best data science, general. colleges for veterans. Centre College scores 54.0 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 53.6, with a veteran-resources score of 0.0. Read more about data science, general. at Centre College
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying data science, general.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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