by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study geography and environmental studies. at the Master’s Degree level, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 2 colleges ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing geography and environmental studies., 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 analyzed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign tops our 2026 ranking of the best geography and environmental studies. colleges for veterans. It scores 75.4 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full geography and environmental studies. report for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
A rank of #2 makes University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus one of the top geography and environmental studies. colleges for veteran students. University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus scores 74.3 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, with a veteran-resources score of 66.7. More about the geography and environmental studies. program at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
Our ranking weighs the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying geography and environmental studies.: 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.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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