2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction
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Ranked Colleges
101
Degrees Awarded
$27,100
Avg Cost*
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 Construction” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,435 people earned their degree in construction, making the major the 284th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,364 and had an average of $9,374 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 101 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality construction programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the construction program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction”.
Top 1 Best Construction Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction list. Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s construction degrees to qualified students.
Colorado Mesa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 9,110 students enrolled at Colorado Mesa were GI Bill® students, of which 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,707. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado Mesa does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado Mesa]](/colleges/mesa-state-college/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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