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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

Architecture & Related Services is the 29th most popular major in the country with 17,325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, architecture and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,602 and had an average of $25,146 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 744 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,868 and $21,678 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 470 architecture and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in architecture and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent architecture and related services 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 architecture and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 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%.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 29 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U of U does offer 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 150 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, CU - Boulder supports 37,437 students, and 1,379 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 968 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,889. In addition to receiving other benefits, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #4 spot on the list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, Montana State University supports 16,218 students, and 656 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,023. To help with additional expenses, 37 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montana State University does offer 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%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s architecture and related services students in 2020-2021.

USU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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%.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Architecture & Related Services for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s architecture and related services degrees in 2020-2021.

U of I also took the #4 spot in our “Best Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 10,791 students enrolled at University of Idaho were GI Bill® students, of which 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 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%.

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