2023 Best Geography Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geography for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,954 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 159th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 413 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography 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 geography 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 Geography for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geography for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Geography Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geography for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Western Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. CWI is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s geography degrees to qualified students.
CWI also made our “Best Geography Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, CWI supports 10,200 students, and 406 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 213 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,155. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. CWI does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at CWI]](/colleges/college-of-western-idaho/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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