2023 Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Texas for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Environmental Science is the 91st most popular major in the country with 9,274 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Texas, there were 576 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the environmental science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Doctorate list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 48,072 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Arlington, 2,109 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,211 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. 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.
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%.
Full UT Arlington Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #2 spot on the list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Baylor also made our “Best Environmental Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 876 of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor University were GI Bill® students, of which 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. On top of their other funding sources, 263 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Baylor University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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