2023 Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Animal Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s animal science students in 2020-2021.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Animal Science for a Master’s. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying animal science list, UW has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 11,829 students enrolled at UW, 473 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 255 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,738. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 UW]](/colleges/university-of-wyoming/student-life/veterans/)

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Utah State University
Logan, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Animal Science for a Master’s. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s animal science degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

USU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Animal Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 27,691 students enrolled at USU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $285. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. USU offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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