by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study ecology and evolutionary biology. at the Master’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 4 colleges that serve veteran ecology and evolutionary biology. students especially well, using our 2026 methodology.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. To help you decide, College Factual evaluated colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Here are the top-ranked ecology and evolutionary biology. colleges for veterans:
Leading the list is University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, our #1 ecology and evolutionary biology. college for veterans. The school's overall veterans score is 89.6 out of 100. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 100.0. More about the ecology and evolutionary biology. program at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
A rank of #2 makes University of California-Irvine one of the top ecology and evolutionary biology. colleges for veteran students. University of California-Irvine scores 78.7 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about ecology and evolutionary biology. at University of California-Irvine
A rank of #3 makes University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign one of the top ecology and evolutionary biology. colleges for veteran students. The school's overall veterans score is 75.4 out of 100. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full ecology and evolutionary biology. report for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Veteran students seeking a strong ecology and evolutionary biology. program will find one at Kent State University at Kent, which ranked #4. Kent State University at Kent scores 69.8 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. Read more about ecology and evolutionary biology. at Kent State University at Kent
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
This ranking is based on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying ecology and evolutionary biology.: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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