2023 Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Hydrology & Water Resources Science is the 840th most popular major in the country with 221 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 51 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in hydrology and water resources science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality hydrology and water resources science programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the hydrology and water resources science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

234 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$12,456 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s hydrology and water resources science degrees to qualified students.

Mines also made our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 6,744 students enrolled at Colorado School of Mines, 234 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado School of Mines]](/colleges/colorado-school-of-mines/student-life/veterans/)

2

Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

1,134 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,559 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s hydrology and water resources science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Boise State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 24,069 students enrolled at Boise State University, 1,134 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,559. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full Boise State Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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

Footnotes

• *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.

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