2023 Best Modern Languages Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Modern Languages” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 2,871 people earned their degree in modern languages, making the major the 234th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 92 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Modern Languages” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in modern languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality modern languages programs as well as strong veteran support.

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

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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Modern Languages

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado vets studying modern languages.

Top 2 Best Modern Languages Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

1,606 GI Bill® Students**

$10,701 Average GI Bill® Award

$54,983 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Modern Languages that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 42 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Fort Collins supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are 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. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)

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Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

1,222 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,619 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Modern Languages. Metropolitan State University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 ’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

MSU Denver not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 19,086 students enrolled at MSU Denver, 1,222 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Metropolitan State University of Denver 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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pandit Rahul Sanskrutayan, Banshidhar Mohanty.