2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$22,900
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Individualized Major for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 9,057 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 693 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general multi-/interdisciplinary studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general multi-/interdisciplinary studies 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 Individualized Major for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Utah University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Individualized Major for a Master’s list. Southern Utah University is located in Cedar City, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 masters’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
Southern Utah University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern Utah University supports 12,582 students, and 534 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 378 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,076. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Utah University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Southern Utah University]](/colleges/southern-utah-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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