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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 20,711 people earned their degree in general civil engineering, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,083 general civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general civil engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general civil engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general civil engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying general civil engineering.

Top 10 Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, U of U supports 33,081 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 40 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 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%.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 17 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus offers 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CU Anschutz]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-denver/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s list. Utah State University is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 39 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

USU also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Utah State University supports 27,691 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

Colorado School of Mines landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s general civil engineering degrees to qualified students.

Mines also made our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 234 of the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 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. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 7 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW supports 11,829 students, and 473 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 255 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,738. To help with additional expenses, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UW 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 University of Wyoming]](/colleges/university-of-wyoming/student-life/veterans/)

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s ranking. Montana State University is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 8 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

MSU Bozeman also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,023. To help with additional expenses, 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 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at MSU Bozeman]](/colleges/montana-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.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. To help with additional expenses, 29 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. U of I offers 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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With a ranking of #10, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Civil Engineering for a Master’s list. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 20 masters’s general civil engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brigham Young University - Provo supports 36,461 students, and 368 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 220 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Brigham Young University - Provo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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%.

Full BYU Veteran Student Life Report

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