2023 Best Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$70,024
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,135 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,595 and $11,520 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction trades programs and a strong support system for 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 construction trades program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The construction trades 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 Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Construction Trades for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Orem, Utah, this large public school handed out 60 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
UVU also made our “Best Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 813 of the 40,936 students enrolled at Utah Valley University were GI Bill® students, of which 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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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