2023 Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources management and policy students in 2020-2021.

URI also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 381 of the 17,649 students enrolled at URI were GI Bill® students, of which 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. 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.

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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying natural resources management and policy list, UCONN has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut, 1 are 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.

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.

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Antioch University - New England
Keene, New Hampshire

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources Management and Policy for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - New England landed the #3 spot on the list. Antioch University - New England is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s natural resources management and policy degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying natural resources management and policy list, Antioch University - New England has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 895 students enrolled at Antioch University - New England, 24 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,358. On top of their other funding sources, 2 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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