2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Meteorology for a Master’s

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Meteorology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s meteorology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 33,081 students enrolled at U of U, 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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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University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Meteorology for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 4 masters’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder also took the #1 spot in our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Colorado Boulder supports 37,437 students, and 1,379 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 968 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,889. In addition to receiving other benefits, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Colorado Boulder does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Meteorology for a Master’s. Colorado State is a large school located in Fort Collins, Colorado that handed out 8 masters’s meteorology degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also made our “Best Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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