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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resources & Conservation

2 Ranked Colleges
412 Degrees Awarded
$35,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resources & Conservation

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resources & Conservation” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Natural Resources & Conservation is the 25th most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.

Across Vermont, there were 412 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,106 and $21,051 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resources & Conservation” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources and conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources and conservation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources and conservation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resources & Conservation

The colleges and universities below are the best for vermont vets studying natural resources & conservation.

Top 2 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Colleges for Veterans in Vermont

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resources & Conservation list. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 290 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

UVM also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, University of Vermont supports 13,292 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 142 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. On top of their other funding sources, 19 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resources & Conservation that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the #2 spot on the list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middlebury, Vermont. It awarded 46 ’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

Middlebury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 2,669 students enrolled at Middlebury, 24 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,101. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Middlebury College]](/colleges/middlebury-college/student-life/veterans/)

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