2023 Best Teacher Education Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
181
Degrees Awarded
$23,900
Avg Cost*
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 Teacher Education” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Teacher Education is the 97th most popular major in the country with 9,949 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 181 teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Teacher Education” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in teacher education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher education 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 teacher education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Teacher Education
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Teacher Education”.
Top 2 Best Teacher Education Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Teacher Education. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified ’s teacher education students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salt Lake Community College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 27,293 students enrolled at Salt Lake Community College, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Salt Lake Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Teacher Education that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Alamosa, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teacher education degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Adams State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 142 of the 3,164 students enrolled at Adams State were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,465. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Adams State University]](/colleges/adams-state-college/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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