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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$39,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 460 people earned their degree in astrophysics, making the major the 598th most popular in the United States.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 13 astrophysics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality astrophysics programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the astrophysics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree vets studying astrophysical sciences.

Top 1 Best Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Astrophysical Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s astrophysical sciences degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Astrophysics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 37,437 students enrolled at CU - Boulder, 1,379 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 968 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,889. On top of their other funding sources, 46 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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