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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 198,468 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 4,424 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,006 and $25,432 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado doctor’s degree vets studying engineering.

Top 6 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

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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 #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 120 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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. During this same period, 46 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CU - Boulder offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree vets studying engineering list, UCCS has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 12,380 students enrolled at UCCS were GI Bill® students, of which 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UCCS 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%.

Full UCCS Veteran Student Life Report

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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 #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate. Fort Collins, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3.Among the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students received scholarships through 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 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our colorado doctor’s degree vets studying engineering list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, CU Anschutz supports 24,723 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 CU Anschutz Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 571 of the 13,856 students enrolled at DU were GI Bill® students, of which 373 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,359. To help with additional expenses, 155 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%.

Full University of Denver Veteran Student Life Report

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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

Colorado School of Mines came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 62 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mines offers 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%.

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