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2023 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

16 Ranked Colleges
377 Degrees Awarded
$28,905 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 103rd most popular major in the country with 7,247 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,579 and had an average of $23,052 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 859 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,605 and $26,247 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 377 ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in ecology, evolution and systematics biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ecology, evolution and systematics biology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ecology.

Top 16 Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Boston University supports 32,718 students, and 15 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Boston U]](/colleges/boston-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Yale also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 12,060 students enrolled at Yale University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,238. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 bachelors’s ecology degrees to qualified students.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 22,905 students enrolled at Northeastern, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,441. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ecology list, UMaine has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maine does offer credit for military training for eligible 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 University of Maine]](/colleges/university-of-maine/student-life/veterans/)

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University of New Haven
West Haven, Connecticut

With a ranking of #6, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

University of New Haven also made our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9.Among the 6,961 students enrolled at University of New Haven, 327 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 225 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,535. In addition to receiving other benefits, 86 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Haven offers 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 University of New Haven Veteran Student Life Report

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Salem State University
Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Salem State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Of the 7,242 students enrolled at Salem State University, 273 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 160 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,582. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Salem State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 59 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Harvard University supports 30,391 students, and 304 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 254 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,012. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

With a ranking of #9, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ecology list, URI has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. URI does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 Rhode Island]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/student-life/veterans/)

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Unity College
Unity, Maine

Unity College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Unity College is a small school located in Unity, Maine that handed out 12 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ecology list, Unity has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 1,429 students enrolled at Unity College, 38 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Unity College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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

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Providence College
Providence, Rhode Island

Providence College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying ecology list, Providence has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,821 students enrolled at Providence, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,661. To help with additional expenses, 3 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full Providence College Veteran Student Life Report

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Roger Williams University
Bristol, Rhode Island

Roger Williams University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RWU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 4,702 students enrolled at Roger Williams University, 95 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,342. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 RWU]](/colleges/roger-williams-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Connecticut College
New London, Connecticut

Connecticut College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in New London, Connecticut, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Conn College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 1,737 students enrolled at Connecticut College, 10 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,686. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Connecticut College Veteran Student Life Report

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University of New England landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Biddeford, Maine, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ecology students in 2020-2021.

UNE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 7,208 students enrolled at UNE, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,574. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNE does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNE]](/colleges/university-of-new-england/student-life/veterans/)

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

Plymouth State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Plymouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ecology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Plymouth State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Plymouth State University supports 4,491 students, and 124 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,351. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received funds 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 Plymouth State]](/colleges/plymouth-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Saint Anselm College
Manchester, New Hampshire

Saint Anselm College ranked #16 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Ecology for a Bachelor’s list. Saint Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 3 bachelors’s ecology degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Anselm College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 2,019 students enrolled at St. Anselm College, 33 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,913. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Saint Anselm College]](/colleges/saint-anselm-college/student-life/veterans/)

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