2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States region, there were 112 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,106 and $21,734 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 81 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forestry program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying forestry.
Top 2 Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s list. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 were 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UMN Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Forestry for a Bachelor’s list. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 23 bachelors’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Iowa State supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Iowa State Veteran Student Life Report
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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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