2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alabama
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 30,503 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.
Across Alabama, there were 387 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,049 and $24,473 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources and 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 and conservation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree vets studying natural resources & conservation.
Top 1 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Alabama
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Alabama for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received scholarships through 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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