2023 Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition sciences students in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State offers 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Veteran Student Life Report

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Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. MSU Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 44 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

MSU Denver also made our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #3.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. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received scholarships 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 MSU Denver]](/colleges/metropolitan-state-college-of-denver/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large school located in Greeley, Colorado that handed out 33 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Northern Colorado did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado, 1 were 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Northern Colorado]](/colleges/university-of-northern-colorado/student-life/veterans/)