2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
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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 New York 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 New York, there were 1,293 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,234 and $21,055 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 949 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,555 and $23,635 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources conservation programs as well as strong veteran support.
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 New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 12 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s list. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 97 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,780. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Cornell University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Of the 16,364 students enrolled at Fordham University, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fordham University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Fordham University]](/colleges/fordham-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
ESF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 2,127 students enrolled at ESF, 42 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,672. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s list. QC is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
QC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.According to our most recent data, QC supports 19,700 students, and 215 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 123 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,823. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. QC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Brockport, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Brockport also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #12.Of the 7,592 students enrolled at The College at Brockport, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. 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.
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 SUNY Brockport Veteran Student Life Report
Binghamton University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s ranking. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 67 students in 2020-2021.
Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University, 102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 46 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,948. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Binghamton University]](/colleges/suny-at-binghamton/student-life/veterans/)
Stony Brook University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 26,782 students enrolled at Stony Brook University, 208 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,244. 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.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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SUNY Plattsburgh landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Plattsburgh, New York, this small public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Plattsburgh also took the #8 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Of the 5,109 students enrolled at SUNY Plattsburgh, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,199. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Plattsburgh does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full SUNY Plattsburgh Veteran Student Life Report
SUNY Oneonta ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized school located in Oneonta, New York that handed out 25 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Oneonta, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 51 of the 6,718 students enrolled at SUNY Oneonta were GI Bill® students, of which 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,756. On top of their other funding sources, 0 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Oneonta]](/colleges/suny-college-at-oneonta/student-life/veterans/)
Ithaca College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 21 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ithaca, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 68 of the 5,354 students enrolled at Ithaca were GI Bill® students, of which 35 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,640. During this same period, 32 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ithaca does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #11, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s list. Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paul Smiths, New York. It awarded 11 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Paul Smith’s College also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #11.Our most recent data shows that 45 of the 681 students enrolled at Paul Smith’s College were GI Bill® students, of which 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,948. In addition to receiving other benefits, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Paul Smith’s College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Paul Smith’s College]](/colleges/paul-smiths-college-of-arts-and-science/student-life/veterans/)
Skidmore College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Bachelor’s ranking. Skidmore is a small school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 23 bachelors’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Skidmore also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5.Of the 2,582 students enrolled at Skidmore College, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,858. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Full Skidmore 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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