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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Natural Resources Conservation is the 49th most popular major in the country with 22,254 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Hampshire, there were 571 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,690 and $24,498 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 469 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,795 and $26,908 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in natural resources conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources conservation 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 program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new hampshire bachelor’s degree vets studying conservation.

Top 5 Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 59 students in 2020-2021.

UNH also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus supports 14,348 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conservation degrees to 303 students in 2020-2021.

SNHU also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, Southern New Hampshire University supports 134,345 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern New Hampshire University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Plymouth State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Plymouth, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

Plymouth State also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list, coming in at #4.Of the 4,491 students enrolled at Plymouth State University, 124 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 53 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,351. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Plymouth State University]](/colleges/plymouth-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 40 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dartmouth, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking.Among the 6,292 students enrolled at Dartmouth College, 15 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,075. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 Dartmouth Veteran Student Life Report

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Keene State College
Keene, New Hampshire

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Keene State College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Conservation for a Bachelor’s. Keene State is a public institution located in Keene, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Keene State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list.Our most recent data shows that 96 of the 3,210 students enrolled at Keene State College were GI Bill® students, of which 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,676. To help with additional expenses, 11 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Keene State College]](/colleges/keene-state-college/student-life/veterans/)

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