2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 29,793 people earned their degree in general mathematics, making the major the 26th most popular in the United States.

Across Colorado, there were 501 general mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general mathematics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general mathematics programs and a strong support system for 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 general mathematics 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 Mathematical Sciences for a Master’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 Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado master’s degree vets studying mathematical sciences.

Top 2 Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

1,606 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$10,701 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s mathematical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Among the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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

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University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Mathematical Sciences for a Master’s. University of Northern Colorado is a public institution located in Greeley, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Northern Colorado also made our “Best General Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2.Among the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%.

Full University of Northern Colorado 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.