2023 Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Conservation for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$35,320
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 District of Columbia for Conservation for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 22,254 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,963 and had an average of $23,098 in loans still to pay off.
Across District of Columbia, there were 116 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,329 and $23,491 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Conservation for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Conservation for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree vets studying conservation.
Top 2 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in District of Columbia
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Conservation for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 32 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,017 students enrolled at GWU were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,185. 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 88%.
Full GWU Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in District of Columbia for Conservation for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking.Of the 14,001 students enrolled at American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,027. On top of their other funding sources, 206 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full The American 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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