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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for MIS for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Management Information Systems is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 13,680 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, management information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,647 and had an average of $24,340 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 247 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,218 and $25,751 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 management information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for MIS for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in management information systems. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great management information systems programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the management information systems program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The mis 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 Colorado for MIS for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for MIS for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for MIS for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for MIS for a Bachelor’s. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 83 bachelors’s MIS degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Of the 19,086 students enrolled at Metropolitan State University of Denver, 1,222 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 867 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,619. During this same period, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Metropolitan State University of Denver does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Metropolitan State University of Denver]](/colleges/metropolitan-state-college-of-denver/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for MIS for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Regis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s MIS degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Regis U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Among the 6,310 students enrolled at Regis University, 408 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,208. During this same period, 7 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Regis University]](/colleges/regis-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for MIS for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Grand Junction, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s MIS students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Mesa, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado Mesa supports 9,110 students, and 439 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 196 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,707. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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