2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, there were 106 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 64 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,071 and $28,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources/conservation, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources/conservation, general programs as well as strong veteran support.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s

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

Top 2 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

752 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 45 bachelors’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list, coming in at #1.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Minnesota - Crookston
Crookston, Minnesota

65 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$5,970 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Crookston is a public institution located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our minnesota bachelor’s degree vets studying natural resources/conservation, general list, UMN Crookston has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Among the 2,530 students enrolled at UMN Crookston, 65 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMN Crookston]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-crookston/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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Lynn Betts.