2023 Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General
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Ranked Colleges
8
Degrees Awarded
$20,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Natural Resources/Conservation, General is the 245th most popular major in the country with 2,834 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across South Dakota, there were 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General”.
Top 1 Best Natural Resources/Conservation, General Colleges for Veterans in South Dakota
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in South Dakota for Natural Resources/Conservation, General that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 8 ’s natural resources/conservation, general degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State University, 369 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
Full South Dakota State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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