2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign for a Bachelor’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 686 people earned their degree in regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign), making the major the 1160th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1 regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign) programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the regional studies (U.S., Canadian, foreign) 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 Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 2,050 students enrolled at Colorado College, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,329. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado College]](/colleges/colorado-college/student-life/veterans/)
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Best Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
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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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