2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 3,242 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,424 and $28,353 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer science 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 computer science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s”.
Top 12 Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s list. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 40 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
U of U also took the #5 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full U of U Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 108 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,889. To help with additional expenses, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
Full CU - Boulder Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s list. DU is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 6 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Denver supports 13,856 students, and 571 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 373 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,359. To help with additional expenses, 155 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
UCCS also took the #11 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 12,380 students enrolled at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 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%.
Full UCCS Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #9.Our most recent data shows that 656 of the 16,218 students enrolled at Montana State University were GI Bill® students, of which 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,023. On top of their other funding sources, 37 students received funds through 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%.
Full Montana State University Veteran Student Life Report
Boise State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s ranking. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 24,069 students enrolled at Boise State, 1,134 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,559. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Boise State 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Boise State University]](/colleges/boise-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 150 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 28,244 students enrolled at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs, 839 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 690 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,760. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Colorado School of Mines landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s ranking. Colorado School of Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 35 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 6,744 students enrolled at Colorado School of Mines, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,456. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mines]](/colleges/colorado-school-of-mines/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Montana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 6 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Montana supports 9,808 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Montana offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Montana]](/colleges/the-university-of-montana/student-life/veterans/)
University of Idaho ranked #10 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
U of I also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 10,791 students enrolled at U of I were GI Bill® students, of which 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 29 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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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 28 masters’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 368 of the 36,461 students enrolled at BYU were GI Bill® students, of which 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. BYU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Weber State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for CompSci for a Master’s ranking. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WSU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, WSU supports 29,596 students, and 747 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 472 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,815. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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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