2023 Best Sports Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
26
Degrees Awarded
$23,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Sports Studies” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 614 people earned their degree in sports studies, making the major the 557th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 26 sports studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sports studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 sports studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Sports Studies
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Sports Studies”.
Top 1 Best Sports Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Sports Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Adams State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Adams State is a public institution located in Alamosa, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Adams State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Adams State supports 3,164 students, and 142 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,465. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Adams State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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.