2023 Best Zoology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Zoology for a Master’s. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s zoology degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Zoology for a Master’s. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL, 690 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. On top of their other funding sources, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNL does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UNL Veteran Student Life Report

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Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Zoology for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 3 masters’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Zoology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 814 of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.

Full Iowa State Veteran Student Life Report