2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geophysics for a Master’s

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geophysics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geophysics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geophysics for a Master’s. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s geophysics degrees to qualified students.

Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 234 of the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,456. 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.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geophysics for a Master’s list. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 4 masters’s geophysics degrees in 2020-2021.

Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 24,069 students enrolled at Boise State, 1,134 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,559. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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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