2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s” ranking.
General Systems Engineering is the 209th most popular major in the country with 3,904 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 165 general systems engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general systems engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general systems engineering 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 general systems engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying general systems engineering.
Top 3 Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State, 1,606 were 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. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Denver. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general systems engineering degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 571 of the 13,856 students enrolled at University of Denver 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 155 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Systems Engineering for a Master’s list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general systems engineering degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Systems Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 6,744 students enrolled at Colorado School of Mines, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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