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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

21 Ranked Colleges
5,369 Degrees Awarded
$49,800 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 977,800 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 17,075 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,848 and $22,429 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,369 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 21 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent health professions programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the health professions program at the school. 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 Health Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 21 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CU - Boulder offers 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full CU - Boulder 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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 274 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree vets studying health professions list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, CU Anschutz supports 24,723 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions 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 a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also made our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2.Of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Colorado State University - Fort Collins]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs landed the #4 spot on the list. UCCS is a fairly large public school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 232 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Of the 12,380 students enrolled at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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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Out of the 21 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this large private for-profit school awarded 517 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.According to our most recent data, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs supports 28,244 students, and 839 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 690 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,760. To help with additional expenses, 6 students received scholarships through 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 Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs]](/colleges/colorado-technical-university-colorado-springs/student-life/veterans/)

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

Regis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 304 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Regis U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, Regis University supports 6,310 students, and 408 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 329 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,208. To help with additional expenses, 7 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%.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s list. University of Northern Colorado is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 378 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Northern Colorado, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%.

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Colorado State University - Pueblo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pueblo, Colorado, and it awarded 160 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State University - Pueblo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Of the 5,925 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Pueblo, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,707. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Colorado Mesa University
Grand Junction, Colorado

With a ranking of #9, Colorado Mesa University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 207 students in 2020-2021.

Colorado Mesa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 9,110 students enrolled at Colorado Mesa University 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado Mesa University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 238 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

MSU Denver also made our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #14.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,619. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Metropolitan State University of Denver]](/colleges/metropolitan-state-college-of-denver/student-life/veterans/)

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Colorado State University - Global Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Greenwood Village, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 152 students in 2020-2021.

Colorado State University - Global Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,398 of the 12,578 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Global Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 1,008 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,236. On top of their other funding sources, 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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Colorado Christian University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s list. CCU is located in Lakewood, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 149 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

CCU also made our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, Colorado Christian University supports 7,839 students, and 574 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 446 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,761. To help with additional expenses, 11 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado Christian University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Pikes Peak Community College
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Pikes Peak Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions 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 health professions degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

PPCC also took the #17 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Of the 12,506 students enrolled at PPCC, 2,372 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,023. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. PPCC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Pikes Peak Community College]](/colleges/pikes-peak-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, Colorado

With a ranking of #14, Pueblo Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Pueblo Community College is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pueblo Community College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, Pueblo Community College supports 5,551 students, and 347 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. 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 Pueblo Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado

Arapahoe Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Arapahoe Community College is a public institution located in Littleton, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Arapahoe Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Of the 12,001 students enrolled at Arapahoe Community College, 290 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,789. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Arapahoe Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Arapahoe Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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Adams State University
Alamosa, Colorado

With a ranking of #16, Adams State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Adams State University is a small public school situated in Alamosa, Colorado. It awarded 14 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Adams State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Of the 3,164 students enrolled at Adams State, 142 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,465. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Adams State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Adams State Veteran Student Life Report

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Morgan Community College
Fort Morgan, Colorado

Morgan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Fort Morgan, Colorado, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

Morgan Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.According to our most recent data, Morgan Community College supports 1,376 students, and 13 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,189. On top of their other funding sources, 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 Morgan Community College]](/colleges/morgan-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

Fort Lewis College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fort Lewis College is a small public school situated in Durango, Colorado. It awarded 22 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FLC, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 101 of the 3,469 students enrolled at Fort Lewis College were GI Bill® students, of which 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,268. During this same period, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fort Lewis College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full FLC Veteran Student Life Report

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Denver College of Nursing came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this small private for-profit school handed out 411 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Denver College of Nursing, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 61 of the 1,042 students enrolled at Denver College of Nursing were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,607. During this same period, 12 students received scholarships through 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%.

Full Denver College of Nursing Veteran Student Life Report

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Colorado Mountain College
Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Colorado Mountain College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school situated in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It awarded 26 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado Mountain College also made our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #15.Among the 5,315 students enrolled at Colorado Mountain College, 106 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $642. 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.

Full Colorado Mountain College Veteran Student Life Report

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Platt College - Aurora
Aurora, Colorado

Platt College - Aurora landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Health Professions for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Aurora, Colorado, this small private for-profit school handed out 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our colorado bachelor’s degree vets studying health professions list, Platt College - Aurora has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Of the 227 students enrolled at Platt College - Aurora, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,674. During this same period, 3 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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