2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Forestry for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$36,670
Avg Salary
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 in Michigan for Forestry for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,233 people earned their degree in forestry, making the major the 189th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,829 and had an average of $21,444 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 55 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,670 and $27,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,004 and $27,379 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forestry programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forestry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Forestry for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan bachelor’s degree vets studying forestry.
Top 1 Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Michigan
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Forestry for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list.Our most recent data shows that 126 of the 6,873 students enrolled at Michigan Technological University were GI Bill® students, of which 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,246. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Michigan Technological University]](/colleges/michigan-technological-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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