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2023 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$29,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology 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. 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 Psychology for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 141,695 general psychology students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 4,629 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying psychology.

Top 11 Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 13 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 37,437 students enrolled at CU - Boulder, 1,379 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,889. To help with additional expenses, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Colorado Boulder]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-boulder/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus supports 24,723 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 11 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

DU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 571 of the 13,856 students enrolled at University of Denver were GI Bill® students, of which 373 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,359. On top of their other funding sources, 155 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Denver]](/colleges/university-of-denver/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 11 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Colorado State Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 61 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2020-2021.

USU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 27,691 students enrolled at Utah State University were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s ranking. UCCS is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCCS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 12,380 students enrolled at UCCS, 11 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 7 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, UW supports 11,829 students, and 473 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 255 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,738. To help with additional expenses, 13 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%.

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s ranking. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UM also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #8.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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds 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 The University of Montana]](/colleges/the-university-of-montana/student-life/veterans/)

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Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

Idaho State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Pocatello, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 11,766 students enrolled at ISU, 422 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds 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 Idaho State University]](/colleges/idaho-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

University of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s ranking. University of Idaho is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying psychology list, U of I has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 10,791 students enrolled at U of I, 382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 29 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%.

Full University of Idaho Veteran Student Life Report

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Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Psychology for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 5 masters’s psychology degrees in 2020-2021.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo, 368 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.

Full BYU Veteran Student Life Report

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