2023 Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Liberal Studies for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 366,996 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 6,948 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Liberal Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 3 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSU Bozeman, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 16,218 students enrolled at MSU Bozeman, 656 were 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Montana State University]](/colleges/montana-state-university/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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