2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Ecosystem Studies

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Ecosystem Studies list. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 ’s ecosystem studies degrees to qualified students.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 218 of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM were GI Bill® students, of which 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVM does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Saint Michael's College
Colchester, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Michael’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Ecosystem Studies. Colchester, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s ecosystem studies degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Michael’s, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 1,724 students enrolled at Saint Michael’s College, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,892. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Michael’s College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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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Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Ecosystem Studies that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the #3 spot on the list. Middlebury College is a small school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 46 ’s ecosystem studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Middlebury did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 2,669 students enrolled at Middlebury College, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,101. During this same period, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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