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2023 Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

1 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Engineering for a Doctorate

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 Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 471 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,025 and $23,481 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Engineering for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Engineering for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Engineering for a Doctorate”.

Top 1 Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Engineering for a Doctorate list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 16 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

UCCS also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs supports 12,380 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 8 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. 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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