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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 11,039 people earned their degree in criminology, making the major the 76th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 254 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 167 criminology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in criminology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality criminology programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the criminology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s criminology degrees to qualified students.

U of U also made our “Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2.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 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. University of Utah does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.

DU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Criminology Bachelor’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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients 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%.

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Regis University
Denver, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.

Regis U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 408 of the 6,310 students enrolled at Regis U were GI Bill® students, of which 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,208. During this same period, 7 students received funds 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%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #4 spot on the list. Pueblo, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s criminology degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

Colorado State University - Pueblo also took the #4 spot in our “Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Pueblo supports 5,925 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,707. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Pueblo does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #5 spot on the list. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 10,791 students enrolled at U of I, 382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. During this same period, 29 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%.

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Fort Lewis College
Durango, Colorado

With a ranking of #6, Fort Lewis College did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Criminology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s criminology students in 2020-2021.

FLC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 3,469 students enrolled at FLC, 101 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,268. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at FLC]](/colleges/fort-lewis-college/student-life/veterans/)

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