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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fisheries

1 Ranked Colleges
5 Degrees Awarded
$26,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fisheries

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fisheries” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fisheries Sciences is the 290th most popular major in the country with 483 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fisheries sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,766 and had an average of $26,788 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 5 fisheries sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,363 and $22,673 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fisheries sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fisheries sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fisheries

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region vets studying fisheries.

Top 1 Best Fisheries Sciences Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fisheries list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified ’s fisheries students in 2020-2021.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University, 814 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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