2023 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s. University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. U of U does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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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Boise State University
Boise, Idaho

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boise State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Of the 24,069 students enrolled at Boise State, 1,134 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 798 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,559. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Boise State University]](/colleges/boise-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wyoming. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s. UW is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 10 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 473 of the 11,829 students enrolled at University of Wyoming were GI Bill® students, of which 255 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,738. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wyoming does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UW]](/colleges/university-of-wyoming/student-life/veterans/)

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Colorado State University - Global Campus
Greenwood Village, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for General Social Sciences for a Bachelor’s. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It awarded 18 bachelors’s general social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Colorado State University - Global Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,398 of the 12,578 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Global Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 1,008 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,236. During this same period, 0 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%.

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