2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi, there were 19 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,502 and $27,577 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources/conservation, general 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 natural resources/conservation, general program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Mississippi
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Mississippi for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 4 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Mississippi” list.Of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University, 1,170 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/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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