2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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 Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Forestry, General is the 468th most popular major in the country with 878 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 37 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forestry, general programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the forestry, general program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.
Colorado State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado State University - Fort Collins supports 32,428 students, and 1,606 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Fort Collins does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees to qualified students.
U of I also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 10,791 students enrolled at University of Idaho, 382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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.
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