2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for an Associate
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 245th most popular major in the country with 2,834 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 498 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 52 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources/conservation, general programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #1 spot on the list. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 26 associates’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Vincennes University also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, Vincennes University supports 16,048 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,454. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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