2023 Best Geography and Environmental Studies Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
40
Degrees Awarded
$28,700
Avg Cost*
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 for Geography and Environmental Studies” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 40 people earned their degree in geography and environmental studies, making the major the 1150th most popular in the United States.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography and environmental studies programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography and environmental studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The geography and environmental studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Geography and Environmental Studies”.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly for Geography and Environmental Studies
The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying geography and environmental studies.
Top 1 Best Geography and Environmental Studies Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Geography and Environmental Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s geography and environmental studies degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our vets studying geography and environmental studies list, UMBC has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 53 of the 13,497 students enrolled at UMBC were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,027. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, 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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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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