2023 Best Environmental Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Ranked Colleges
326
Degrees Awarded
$12,000
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Bioenvironmental Sciences for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 9,274 people earned their degree in environmental science, making the major the 91st most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 326 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental science programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Bioenvironmental Sciences for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Bioenvironmental Sciences for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Bioenvironmental Sciences for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Environmental Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Bioenvironmental Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Unity, Maine, and it awarded 3 associates’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Unity not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Science Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Unity College supports 1,429 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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