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2023 Best Environmental Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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92 Degrees Awarded
$28,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 466 people earned their degree in environmental biology, making the major the 599th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 95 environmental biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 92 environmental biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in environmental biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental biology 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 environmental biology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying environmental microbiology.

Top 6 Best Environmental Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dayton landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

UDayton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 11,650 students enrolled at University of Dayton, 197 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,930. To help with additional expenses, 40 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 47 bachelors’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State University, 2 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan State]](/colleges/michigan-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 5 bachelors’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 11,165 students enrolled at Ferris, 377 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 189 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,426. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ferris does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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DePauw University
Greencastle, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePauw University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Greencastle, Indiana, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s environmental microbiology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePauw, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, DePauw supports 1,752 students, and 8 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,472. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 DePauw]](/colleges/depauw-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Illinois College
Jacksonville, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s list. Illinois College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jacksonville, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Illinois College also made our “Best Environmental Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Illinois College supports 1,154 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 19 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,406. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Illinois College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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

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Blackburn College
Carlinville, Illinois

Blackburn College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Environmental Microbiology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Blackburn is located in Carlinville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s environmental microbiology degrees to qualified students.

Blackburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 516 students enrolled at Blackburn College, 8 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,306. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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