Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 4 masters’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree vets studying water, wetlands, and marine resources management list, Colorado State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado State 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. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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