2023 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus
Durham, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 17 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.

UNH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 14,348 students enrolled at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Unity College
Unity, Maine

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s list. Unity College is a small school located in Unity, Maine that handed out 16 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.

Unity did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Unity supports 1,429 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Vermont is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 15 masters’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree vets studying natural resources/conservation, general list, UVM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Vermont supports 13,292 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 142 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. To help with additional expenses, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Natural Resources/Conservation, General for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources/conservation, general students in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University of Massachusetts Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are 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. 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 89%. 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%.

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