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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 46,178 people earned their degree in mechanical engineering, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $69,007 and had an average of $23,944 in loans still to pay off.

Across Colorado, there were 1,108 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $68,682 and $26,439 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mechanical engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Colorado

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 71 degrees to qualified masters’s ME students in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.According to our most recent data, CU - Boulder supports 37,437 students, and 1,379 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 968 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,889. On top of their other funding sources, 46 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s ME degrees to qualified students.

Colorado State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Among the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s ME students in 2020-2021.

DU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 571 of the 13,856 students enrolled at DU were GI Bill® students, of which 373 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,359. During this same period, 155 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s list. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is a public institution located in Denver, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CU Anschutz also made our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus supports 24,723 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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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Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for ME for a Master’s list. Colorado School of Mines is a public institution located in Golden, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado School of Mines supports 6,744 students, and 234 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 145 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,456. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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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