2023 Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Speech-Language Pathology for a Master’s list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 55 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Utah supports 33,081 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Speech-Language Pathology for a Master’s. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s speech-language pathology degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.

ISU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 422 of the 11,766 students enrolled at ISU were GI Bill® students, of which 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,419. During this same period, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full ISU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Speech-Language Pathology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 17 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 11,829 students enrolled at UW, 473 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 255 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,738. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for 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%.

Full UW Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Speech-Language Pathology for a Master’s. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 25 masters’s speech-language pathology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Northern Colorado does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Northern Colorado]](/colleges/university-of-northern-colorado/student-life/veterans/)

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Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Provo, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Speech-Language Pathology for a Master’s. RMUoHP is a private for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a small population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying speech-language pathology list, RMUoHP has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 1,193 students enrolled at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,310. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full RMUoHP Veteran Student Life Report

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Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, Utah

Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Speech-Language Pathology for a Master’s list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s speech-language pathology students in 2020-2021.

BYU also made our “Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 368 of the 36,461 students enrolled at BYU were GI Bill® students, of which 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)