2023 Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 9,899 people earned their degree in environmental studies, making the major the 87th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,473 environmental studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in environmental studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying ecosystem studies.
Top 8 Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
NC State also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. On top of their other funding sources, 27 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Virginia supports 25,628 students, and 3 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 Virginia - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,085. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. VCU offers credit for military training for eligible 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 VCU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Duke University supports 16,172 students, and 36 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 9 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,387. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s ecosystem studies students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying ecosystem studies list, FIU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Florida International University supports 58,836 students, and 1,079 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 606 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
Full FIU Veteran Student Life Report
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s ranking. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,169 of the 17,915 students enrolled at UNCW were GI Bill® students, of which 659 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,129. 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNCW]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-wilmington/student-life/veterans/)
West Virginia University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s ranking. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.
WVU also made our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6.According to our most recent data, WVU supports 26,269 students, and 1,033 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 458 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. On top of their other funding sources, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full West Virginia University Veteran Student Life Report
College of Charleston landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ecosystem Studies for a Master’s ranking. College of Charleston is a fairly large school located in Charleston, South Carolina that handed out 28 masters’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.
C of C not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Environmental Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 10,384 students enrolled at College of Charleston, 536 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 299 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,957. During this same period, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. College of Charleston offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at C of C]](/colleges/college-of-charleston/student-life/veterans/)
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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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