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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science

4 Ranked Colleges
200 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 5,330 people earned their degree in nutrition science, making the major the 124th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,647 and had an average of $23,229 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 200 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,315 and $23,527 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science”.

Top 4 Best Nutrition Science 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 Nutrition Science list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s nutrition science students in 2020-2021.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 1 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Utah Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science 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 school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 54 ’s nutrition science degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. To help with additional expenses, 68 students received funds through 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Colorado State Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #3 spot on the list. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 ’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

MSU Denver did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 19,086 students enrolled at MSU Denver, 1,222 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 867 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,619. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. MSU Denver does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full MSU Denver Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Nutrition Science list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition science degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 11,460 students enrolled at University of Northern Colorado, 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. 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 University of Northern Colorado Veteran Student Life Report

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