2023 Best Animal Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
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Ranked Colleges
61
Degrees Awarded
$25,239
Avg Salary
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Animal Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 990 people earned their degree in animal services, making the major the 271st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, animal services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $22,249 and had an average of $17,877 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 113 animal services graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,239 and $22,500 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 animal services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent animal services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Animal Services for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Animal Services for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree vets studying animal services.
Top 1 Best Animal Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Animal Services for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s animal services degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Animal Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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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