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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s” ranking.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 55,820 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,354 and had an average of $23,570 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 2,538 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,128 and $19,331 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent family, consumer and human sciences 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 family, consumer and human sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full U of U Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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 University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 23 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also made our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.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. During this same period, 68 students qualified for 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Colorado State Veteran Student Life Report

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 12 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 16,218 students enrolled at Montana State University, 656 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 393 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,023. In addition to receiving other benefits, 37 students qualified for 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%.

Full Montana State University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #4 spot on the list. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 473 of the 11,829 students enrolled at UW were GI Bill® students, of which 255 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,738. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received funds 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%.

Full UW Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying family, consumer & human sciences list, USU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 27,691 students enrolled at USU, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds 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%.

Full Utah State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences for a Master’s list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s family, consumer and human sciences students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Brigham Young University - Provo supports 36,461 students, and 368 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 220 are 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 funds through 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 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Brigham Young University - Provo]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)

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