2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 245th most popular major in the country with 2,834 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 279 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. 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 the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree vets studying natural resources/conservation, general.
Top 2 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.
UVM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM, 218 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 19 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Vermont]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree vets studying natural resources/conservation, general list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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