2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Ecosystem Studies

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Environmental Studies is the 87th most popular major in the country with 9,899 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Indiana, there were 116 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Ecosystem Studies” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in environmental studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental studies 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 Indiana for Ecosystem Studies

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Ecosystem Studies”.

Top 2 Best Environmental Studies Colleges for Veterans in Indiana

1

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

1 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$58,814 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Ecosystem Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 52 ’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 43,064 students enrolled at Indiana University - Bloomington, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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 IU Bloomington]](/colleges/indiana-university-bloomington/student-life/veterans/)

2

Manchester University
North Manchester, Indiana

19 GI Bill® Students**

$7,146 Average GI Bill® Award

$46,704 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Indiana for Ecosystem Studies list. Located in North Manchester, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified ’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.

Manchester University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 1,449 students enrolled at Manchester University, 19 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,146. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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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.