2023 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,895 people earned their degree in aviation/airway management and operations, making the major the 362nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 18 aviation/airway management and operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aviation/airway management and operations 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 aviation/airway management and operations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Aviation/Airway Management and Operations for a Master’s. Utah State University is a public institution located in Logan, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Aviation/Airway Management & Operations Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 27,691 students enrolled at USU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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%.
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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
- *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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