2023 Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$35,000
Avg Cost*
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 Geological & Geophysical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Geological & Geophysical Engineering is the 726th most popular major in the country with 325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 74 geological and geophysical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 geological and geophysical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geological & Geophysical Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geological and geophysical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geological and geophysical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geological and geophysical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geological & Geophysical Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geological & Geophysical Engineering for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geological & Geophysical Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees to qualified students.
Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, Colorado School of Mines supports 6,744 students, and 234 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 145 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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.
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%.
Full Mines Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geological & Geophysical Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Montana Tech is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 8 bachelors’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 1,650 students enrolled at Montana Tech, 117 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,336. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montana Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Montana Technological University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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