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2023 Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
175 Degrees Awarded
$38,460 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor's

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 Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,933 people earned their degree in natural resource management, making the major the 178th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,190 and had an average of $25,062 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 250 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,460 and $26,958 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 175 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resource management programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resource management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying resource management.

Top 5 Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 50,411 students enrolled at Rutgers University - New Brunswick, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,625. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rutgers University - New Brunswick does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s resource management degrees to qualified students.

ESF also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 2,127 students enrolled at ESF, 42 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,672. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 ESF Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 1 bachelors’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

UD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 364 of the 23,613 students enrolled at UD were GI Bill® students, of which 188 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,229. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s list. Paul Smiths, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s resource management degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.

Paul Smith’s College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.According to our most recent data, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science supports 681 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 30 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,948. During this same period, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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Juniata College
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Resource Management for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s resource management students in 2020-2021.

Juniata also made our “Best Natural Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Juniata supports 1,356 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,297. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Juniata Veteran Student Life Report

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