2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Master’s

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2020-2021.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through 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. 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%. 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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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, New York

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 #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Master’s. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

ESF also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.According to our most recent data, ESF supports 2,127 students, and 42 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 16 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,672. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Master’s list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 739 of the 30,135 students enrolled at Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 467 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $22,069. To help with additional expenses, 328 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 95%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Conservation for a Master’s. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 102 of the 18,148 students enrolled at Binghamton University were GI Bill® students, of which 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. Binghamton University offers 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 freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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