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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Biomathematics for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics is the 170th most popular major in the country with 2,957 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, biomathematics and bioinformatics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,004 and had an average of $18,475 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 71 biomathematics and bioinformatics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomathematics for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biomathematics and bioinformatics. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biomathematics and bioinformatics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the biomathematics and bioinformatics program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomathematics for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomathematics for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomathematics for a Master’s”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomathematics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s biomathematics students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying biomathematics list, CU Anschutz has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, 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.
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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-denver/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomathematics for a Master’s list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s biomathematics degrees to qualified students.
U of U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Utah supports 33,081 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Utah offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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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