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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s

6 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,834 people earned their degree in natural resources/conservation, general, making the major the 245th most popular in the United States.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 182 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources/conservation, general programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying natural resources/conservation, general.

Top 6 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.

Ohio State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State University - Main Campus, 2 were 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. 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.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 Ohio State Veteran Student Life Report

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Purdue University - Main Campus supports 46,655 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,765. 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 excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Valley State University is a large school located in Allendale, Michigan that handed out 49 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 479 of the 23,350 students enrolled at GVSU were GI Bill® students, of which 198 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized school located in River Falls, Wisconsin that handed out 24 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - River Falls also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, UW - River Falls supports 5,855 students, and 185 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 84 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,939. During this same period, 16 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Wisconsin - River Falls]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-river-falls/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s list. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 26,822 students enrolled at Kent State University at Kent, 778 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 374 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,199. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s ranking. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 9 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 8,783 students enrolled at UM Dearborn, 159 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 111 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,134. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UM Dearborn does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UM Dearborn]](/colleges/university-of-michigan-dearborn/student-life/veterans/)

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