2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Resources Management and Policy
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Ranked Colleges
45
Degrees Awarded
$42,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Resources Management and Policy” ranking.
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy is the 348th most popular major in the country with 1,630 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 45 environmental/natural resources management and policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental/natural resources management and policy programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the environmental/natural resources management and policy program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Resources Management and Policy
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois vets studying natural resources management and policy.
Top 1 Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Natural Resources Management and Policy list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 40 ’s natural resources management and policy degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola Chicago also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 261 of the 16,893 students enrolled at Loyola University Chicago were GI Bill® students, of which 165 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,263. In addition to receiving other benefits, 78 students received funds through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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