2023 Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

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 in Washington for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 9,899 people earned their degree in environmental studies, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States.

Across Washington, there were 344 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Washington

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, Washington

1,283 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” list.Among the 48,149 students enrolled at UW Seattle, 1,283 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 769 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,190. During this same period, 0 students received funds through 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, Washington

622 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$5,933 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Washington for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking.Among the 15,197 students enrolled at Western Washington University, 622 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 324 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,933. To help with additional expenses, 7 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%.

Full Western Washington 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

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.