2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for International Studies for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for International Studies for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

International Studies is the 100th most popular major in the country with 7,368 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, international studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,198 and had an average of $21,594 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 641 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,797 and $20,458 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for International Studies for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in international studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great international 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 international studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for International Studies for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying international studies.

Top 2 Best International Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

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 International Studies for a Master’s list. University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s international studies degrees to qualified students.

U of U also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 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. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full U of U Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

571 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for International Studies for a Master’s list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 19 masters’s international studies degrees in 2020-2021.

DU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best International Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 13,856 students enrolled at DU, 571 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. During this same period, 155 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Denver]](/colleges/university-of-denver/student-life/veterans/)

• Best International Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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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