2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Economics for a Master’s

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University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,379 of the 37,437 students enrolled at CU - Boulder were GI Bill® students, of which 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. During this same period, 46 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #2 spot on the list. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s economics degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

DU also made our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 571 of the 13,856 students enrolled at University of Denver were GI Bill® students, of which 373 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,359. In addition to receiving other benefits, 155 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Denver does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 School of Mines
Golden, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Economics for a Master’s. Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 30 masters’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree vets studying economics list, Mines has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.According to our most recent data, Colorado School of Mines supports 6,744 students, and 234 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 145 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, Colorado

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Colorado for Economics for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s economics degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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