2023 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
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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 Massachusetts for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate” 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 Massachusetts, there were 119 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources/conservation, general programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree vets studying natural resources/conservation, general.
Top 1 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 doctorate’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts 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. To help with additional expenses, 21 students qualified for 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Massachusetts Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/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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