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

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Denver, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 12 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 24,723 students enrolled at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at CU Anschutz]](/colleges/university-of-colorado-denver/student-life/veterans/)

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.According to our most recent data, Colorado State supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. During this same period, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado State]](/colleges/colorado-state-university-fort-collins/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. DU is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s general biomedical sciences degrees to qualified students.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 13,856 students enrolled at University of Denver, 571 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. University of Denver does offer 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%.

Full DU Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, Colorado

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Biomedical Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s general biomedical sciences students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying biomedical sciences list, University of Northern Colorado has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado were GI Bill® students, of which 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. 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 Northern Colorado]](/colleges/university-of-northern-colorado/student-life/veterans/)