2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biological Sciences for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biological Sciences for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 95,999 biology studies students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,930 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 272 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biological Sciences for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in biology studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biology studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the biology studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biological Sciences for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biological Sciences for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Biology Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biological Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school awarded 175 degrees to qualified associates’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UVU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Utah Valley University supports 40,936 students, and 813 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 379 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Utah Valley University does offer 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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biological Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s biological sciences students in 2020-2021.
CWI also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 406 of the 10,200 students enrolled at College of Western Idaho were GI Bill® students, of which 213 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,155. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of Western Idaho does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CWI]](/colleges/college-of-western-idaho/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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