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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions

7 Ranked Colleges
432 Degrees Awarded
$28,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 7,984 people earned their degree in other health professions, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,061 and had an average of $24,616 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 432 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,293 and $18,125 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other health professions programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other health professions program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions”.

Top 7 Best Other Health Professions 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 Health Professions list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at U of U]](/colleges/university-of-utah/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions list. Boise State University is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 201 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Boise 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, Boise State supports 24,069 students, and 1,134 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 798 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,559. 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%.

Full Boise State Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s health professions degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region vets studying health professions list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,723 students enrolled at CU Anschutz were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. CU Anschutz does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-denver/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions. Metropolitan State University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

MSU Denver 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, Metropolitan State University of Denver supports 19,086 students, and 1,222 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 867 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions list. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 25 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State University - Pueblo also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 5,925 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Pueblo, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Colorado State University - Pueblo Veteran Student Life Report

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College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho

With a ranking of #6, College of Southern Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions list. College of Southern Idaho is a public institution located in Twin Falls, Idaho. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 132 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

College of Southern Idaho did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 7,321 students enrolled at College of Southern Idaho, 122 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 73 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,264. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of Southern Idaho does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at College of Southern Idaho]](/colleges/college-of-southern-idaho/student-life/veterans/)

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Weber State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Health Professions ranking. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 8 ’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

WSU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Weber State University supports 29,596 students, and 747 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 472 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,815. 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.

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%.

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