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2023 Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

6 Ranked Colleges
307 Degrees Awarded
$34,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor's

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 in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Environmental Science is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Washington, there were 329 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 307 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in environmental science. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington bachelor’s degree vets studying bioenvironmental sciences.

Top 6 Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 107 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.According to our most recent data, University of Washington - Seattle Campus supports 48,149 students, and 1,283 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 769 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,190. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 93%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Seattle Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-seattle-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school awarded 126 degrees to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Of the 15,197 students enrolled at WWU, 622 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,933. During this same period, 7 students received scholarships 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%.

Full WWU Veteran Student Life Report

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Seattle University
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 5 bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Seattle U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Among the 7,050 students enrolled at Seattle University, 39 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,383. To help with additional expenses, 13 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Seattle U Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. EWU is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

EWU also made our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #4.Our most recent data shows that 647 of the 12,349 students enrolled at EWU were GI Bill® students, of which 296 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,760. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. EWU offers credit for military training for eligible 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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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a public institution located in Tacoma, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW Tacoma also made our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #5.Of the 5,364 students enrolled at UW Tacoma, 721 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,084. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus]](/colleges/university-of-washington-tacoma-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Bothell, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s bioenvironmental sciences students in 2020-2021.

UW Bothell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Our most recent data shows that 269 of the 6,304 students enrolled at UW Bothell were GI Bill® students, of which 175 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,965. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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 89%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UW Bothell]](/colleges/university-of-washington-bothell-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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