2023 Best Finance 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. 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 Finance for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Finance is the 11th most popular major in the country with 51,779 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,619 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 finance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent finance programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the finance program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Finance for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree vets studying finance.
Top 1 Best Finance 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 Finance for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s finance degrees to qualified students.
Salt Lake Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Finance Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 27,293 students enrolled at Salt Lake Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,749. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Salt Lake Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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