2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
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Ranked Colleges
96
Degrees Awarded
$27,600
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 177 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism, making the major the 847th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 96 environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism 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 environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region vets studying natural resource recreation and tourism.
Top 3 Best Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 60 degrees to qualified ’s natural resource recreation and tourism students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified ’s natural resource recreation and tourism students in 2020-2021.
UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 11,829 students enrolled at University of Wyoming, 473 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 255 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,738. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s natural resource recreation and tourism degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 9,808 students enrolled at UM, 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. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Montana]](/colleges/the-university-of-montana/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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.
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