2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Math Teacher Education for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Math Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Mathematics Education is the 204th most popular major in the country with 3,395 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,032 mathematics education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Math Teacher Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in mathematics education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mathematics education 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 mathematics education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Math Teacher Education for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Math Teacher Education for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Math Teacher Education 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. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 9 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
CU Anschutz also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 24,723 students enrolled at CU Anschutz 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Math Teacher Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boise, Idaho, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s math teacher education students in 2020-2021.
Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 24,069 students enrolled at Boise State, 1,134 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,559. 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 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 Boise State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Math Teacher Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Governors University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 730 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WGU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8,828 of the 147,866 students enrolled at WGU were GI Bill® students, of which 5,287 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,681. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Western Governors University]](/colleges/western-governors-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Math Teacher Education for a Master’s list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 6 masters’s math teacher education degrees in 2020-2021.
BYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mathematics Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 368 of the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo were GI Bill® students, of which 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,856. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at BYU]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)
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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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