2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Master’s” ranking.

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

Across Oklahoma, there were 91 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in environmental science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental science programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Master’s

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

Top 2 Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Oklahoma

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, Oklahoma

12 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 53 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Oklahoma]](/colleges/university-of-oklahoma-norman-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma

1,038 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Oklahoma for Bioenvironmental Sciences for a Master’s list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma” list.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. On top of their other funding sources, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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%.

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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.