2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor
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Ranked Colleges
18
Degrees Awarded
$30,700
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Genetic Counseling/Counselor” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Genetic Counseling/Counselor is the 706th most popular major in the country with 288 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 18 genetic counseling/counselor graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent genetic counseling/counselor 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 genetic counseling/counselor program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The genetic counseling/counselor school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor”.
Top 1 Best Genetic Counseling/Counselor Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Genetic Counseling/Counselor. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s genetic counseling/counselor degrees to qualified students.
Boise State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Boise State supports 24,069 students, and 1,134 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 798 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,559. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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%.
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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.