2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’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 the Southeast region, there were 4,014 natural resources conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,947 and $22,649 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources conservation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The conservation school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying conservation.
Top 18 Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 30,092 students enrolled at UNC Chapel Hill were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNC Chapel Hill]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, North Carolina State University supports 36,042 students, and 1,102 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 493 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. During this same period, 27 students qualified for 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s. Auburn University is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying conservation list, Auburn has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,499 of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn were GI Bill® students, of which 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 42 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 25,628 students enrolled at University of Virginia - Main Campus, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Virginia - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Louisiana State University supports 34,285 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Louisiana State University 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Louisiana State University]](/colleges/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college/student-life/veterans/)
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
VCU also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9.Among the 29,070 students enrolled at VCU, 1 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 $13,085. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 VCU Veteran Student Life Report
George Mason University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s conservation students in 2020-2021.
GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 38,541 students enrolled at George Mason University, 2,334 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,583 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,710. During this same period, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. George Mason University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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 86%.
Full GMU Veteran Student Life Report
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 36 of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke were GI Bill® students, of which 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Duke University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Georgia landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
UGA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 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 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Georgia]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 50,626 students enrolled at University of South Florida - Main Campus, 2,211 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,241 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,943. To help with additional expenses, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of South Florida - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 University of South Florida - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
Florida International University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s list. Florida International University is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 10 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 58,836 students enrolled at Florida International University, 1,079 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s list. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNCW also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10.According to our most recent data, UNCW supports 17,915 students, and 1,169 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 659 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,129. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNCW 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNCW]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-wilmington/student-life/veterans/)
Florida Gulf Coast University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s list. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conservation degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying conservation list, FGCU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Florida Gulf Coast University supports 15,358 students, and 362 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 232 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,284. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 Florida Gulf Coast University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of West Florida came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
UWF also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15.Our most recent data shows that 1,438 of the 13,061 students enrolled at The University of West Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 750 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,810. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of West Florida offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UWF Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking. UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Chattanooga, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga supports 11,728 students, and 431 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 270 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #16, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s list. WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
WVU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,033 of the 26,269 students enrolled at WVU were GI Bill® students, of which 458 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,599. In addition to receiving other benefits, 66 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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College of Charleston came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking. C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 masters’s conservation degrees to qualified students.
C of C also made our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #16.Of the 10,384 students enrolled at College of Charleston, 536 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 299 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,957. On top of their other funding sources, 10 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%.
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Nova Southeastern University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Conservation for a Master’s ranking. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 5 masters’s conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
NUS Florida did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 20,888 students enrolled at NUS Florida, 522 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,213. On top of their other funding sources, 70 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NUS Florida offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 Nova Southeastern 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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