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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Management Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 23,510 people earned their degree in management science, making the major the 40th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 430 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 122 management science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in management science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent management science 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 management science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The management science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree vets studying management science.

Top 2 Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

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 Management Science for a Bachelor’s list. U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 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. U of U does offer 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at U of U]](/colleges/university-of-utah/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

473 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Management Science for a Bachelor’s. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s management science degrees to qualified students.

UW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 11,829 students enrolled at UW, 473 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 255 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,738. To help with additional expenses, 13 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%.

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• Best Management Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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