You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Geochemistry for a Doctorate. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s geochemistry degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our rocky mountains region doctor’s degree vets studying geochemistry list, Mines has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geochemistry Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,456. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mines offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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