2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in forestry. 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying forestry.
Top 23 Best Forestry Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
UF also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9.Of the 53,372 students enrolled at UF, 1 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 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 1,283 of the 48,149 students enrolled at University of Washington - Seattle Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Seattle Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,102 of the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State were GI Bill® students, of which 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
Purdue also took the #11 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Purdue University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Auburn also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.Of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University, 1,499 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. On top of their other funding sources, 68 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 92%, 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%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UK also took the #20 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Kentucky]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
Oregon State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s ranking. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Oregon State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 32,312 students enrolled at Oregon State, 1,559 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,000 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
Full Oregon State Veteran Student Life Report
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 14 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Mississippi State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 11 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State University supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 8 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado State also took the #14 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,606 of the 32,428 students enrolled at Colorado State University - Fort Collins were GI Bill® students, of which 1,183 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,701. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado State University - Fort Collins offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.
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University of Georgia ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
UGA also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full University of Georgia Veteran Student Life Report
University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s forestry degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, UMaine supports 11,741 students, and 21 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 17 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMaine offers credit for military training for eligible 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 UMaine Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #13, Clemson University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Clemson University supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. During this same period, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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With a ranking of #14, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21.Among the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1,122 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. ESF is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
ESF also took the #10 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry supports 2,127 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 16 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,672. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #16, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
SIUC also made our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #22.According to our most recent data, Southern Illinois University Carbondale supports 11,366 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full SIUC Veteran Student Life Report
Northern Arizona University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 29,566 students enrolled at NAU, 1,055 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 622 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,378. To help with additional expenses, 56 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NAU offers credit for military training for eligible 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 Northern Arizona University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Montana ranked #18 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. UM is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 3 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
UM also took the #24 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UM supports 9,808 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UM offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #19, Duke University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,387. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 Duke University Veteran Student Life Report
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.
SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Stephen F Austin State University supports 12,620 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stephen F Austin State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Stephen F Austin State University]](/colleges/stephen-f-austin-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #21, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,599. In addition to receiving other benefits, 66 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full West Virginia University Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #22, Michigan Technological University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s list. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” 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 Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,246. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Michigan Technological University 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Michigan Tech]](/colleges/michigan-technological-university/student-life/veterans/)
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Forestry for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s forestry degrees to qualified students.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also took the #18 spot in our “Best Forestry Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 22,440 students enrolled at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 268 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,027. 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 94%, 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%.
Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Veteran Student Life Report
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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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