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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife

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322 Degrees Awarded
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Wildlife” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Wildlife Management is the 186th most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,447 and had an average of $23,043 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 322 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,143 and $22,885 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildlife management 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 wildlife management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Wildlife” 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 Wildlife

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife”.

Top 4 Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife list. USU is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 ’s wildlife degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.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 qualified for 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at USU]](/colleges/utah-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 81 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.

UM 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 9,808 students enrolled at UM, 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s wildlife degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 10,791 students enrolled at University of Idaho were GI Bill® students, of which 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,784. During this same period, 29 students qualified for 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%.

Full University of Idaho Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildlife list. Brigham Young University - Idaho is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Rexburg, Idaho. It awarded 17 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region vets studying wildlife list, BYU - I has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 44,481 students enrolled at BYU - I, 471 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 200 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,677. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. BYU - I does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

Full Brigham Young University - Idaho Veteran Student Life Report

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