2023 Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General English Literature is the 24th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,881 and had an average of $23,769 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 614 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,362 and $23,867 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 557 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general English literature program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 12 Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 128 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,889. To help with additional expenses, 46 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree vets studying english list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus supports 24,723 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 34 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
DU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Of the 13,856 students enrolled at DU, 571 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 373 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,359. To help with additional expenses, 155 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 University of Denver]](/colleges/university-of-denver/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree vets studying english list, UCCS has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Of the 12,380 students enrolled at UCCS, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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University of Northern Colorado did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Of the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 65 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,222 of the 19,086 students enrolled at MSU Denver were GI Bill® students, of which 867 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,619. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Metropolitan State University of Denver]](/colleges/metropolitan-state-college-of-denver/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado State University - Pueblo is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Colorado State University - Pueblo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 5,925 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Pueblo were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,707. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State University - Pueblo]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-pueblo/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado Mesa University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 24 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado Mesa offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Colorado College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 15 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.According to our most recent data, Colorado College supports 2,050 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,329. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Fort Lewis College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fort Lewis College is a small school located in Durango, Colorado that handed out 25 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
FLC also took the #11 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Of the 3,469 students enrolled at Fort Lewis College, 101 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,268. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FLC]](/colleges/fort-lewis-college/student-life/veterans/)
Western Colorado University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for English for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Gunnison, Colorado, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Among the 3,203 students enrolled at Western, 75 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,543. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Colorado University]](/colleges/western-state-college-of-colorado/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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