2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s” ranking.

Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 245th most popular major in the country with 2,834 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 172 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources/conservation, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources/conservation, general programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying natural resources/conservation, general.

Top 2 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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

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 Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Fort Collins supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Colorado State Veteran Student Life Report

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Utah State University
Logan, Utah

3 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2020-2021.

USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 27,691 students enrolled at USU, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $285. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. USU 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%.

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.