2023 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 California for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s” 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 California, there were 349 natural resources/conservation, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources/conservation, general. 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources/conservation, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s”.

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

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, California

8 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2020-2021.

UC Irvine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Of the 36,303 students enrolled at UC Irvine, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,620. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full University of California - Irvine Veteran Student Life Report

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

177 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$3,772 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s. Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Humboldt State University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.Of the 6,612 students enrolled at Humboldt State University, 177 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,772. 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.

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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.