2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Colleges for Veterans in Georgia

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Conservation list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia vets studying conservation list, UGA has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Georgia]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

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University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, Georgia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Conservation that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the #2 spot on the list. UNG is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 16 ’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia vets studying conservation list, UNG has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 19,793 students enrolled at UNG, 700 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 259 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,929. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Georgia]](/colleges/university-of-north-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Conservation that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 37 ’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Emory also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 13,997 students enrolled at Emory University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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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Berry College
Mount Berry, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berry College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Georgia for Conservation. Mount Berry, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s conservation degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia vets studying conservation list, Berry has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,125 students enrolled at Berry College, 53 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,237. During this same period, 20 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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