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2023 Best Data Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Data Science for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region for Data Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Data Science is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 541 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 66 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality data science 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 data science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Data Science for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying data science.

Top 1 Best Data Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Data Science for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s data science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Metro State also made our “Best Data Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 7,552 students enrolled at Metro State, 257 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 157 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,216. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Metro State offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Metropolitan State University]](/colleges/metropolitan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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