2023 Best Human Computer Interaction Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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 Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Human Computer Interaction is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 1,857 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human computer interaction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $58,809 and had an average of $26,507 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 203 human computer interaction graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,665 and $29,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 human computer interaction graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in human computer interaction. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human computer interaction 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 human computer interaction program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The human computer interaction school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Bachelor’s”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Human Computer Interaction Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

1,283 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s human computer interaction degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Computer Interaction Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW Seattle offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UW Seattle Veteran Student Life Report

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DigiPen Institute of Technology
Redmond, Washington

76 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$19,756 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DigiPen Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Human Computer Interaction for a Bachelor’s list. DigiPen Institute of Technology is located in Redmond, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s human computer interaction degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Digipen, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Computer Interaction Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 76 of the 1,120 students enrolled at DigiPen Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 63 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,756. On top of their other funding sources, 43 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

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