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2023 Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

7 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$31,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate

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 for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Sustainability Science is the 176th most popular major in the country with 3,005 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, sustainability science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,827 and had an average of $23,160 in loans still to pay off.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in sustainability science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sustainability science 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 sustainability science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate”.

Top 7 Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sustainability science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying sustainability science list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 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. During this same period, 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UIUC Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 1 doctorate’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. 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%. 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 University of Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s sustainability science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

WUSTL also made our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Of the 15,449 students enrolled at WUSTL, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,972. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Washington University in St Louis]](/colleges/washington-university-in-st-louis/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s sustainability science degrees to qualified students.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,402. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Georgia]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying sustainability science list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Columbia supports 30,135 students, and 739 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 467 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,069. In addition to receiving other benefits, 328 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Columbia University in the City of New York]](/colleges/columbia-university-in-the-city-of-new-york/student-life/veterans/)

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate ranking. UNC Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNC Charlotte also made our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, University of North Carolina at Charlotte supports 30,146 students, and 1,476 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 642 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,691. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

Full UNC Charlotte Veteran Student Life Report

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Sustainability Science for a Doctorate ranking. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 4 doctorate’s sustainability science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Sustainability Science Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 26,269 students enrolled at WVU, 1,033 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. To help with additional expenses, 66 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at WVU]](/colleges/west-virginia-university/student-life/veterans/)

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