2023 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
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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 Maine for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Natural Resources & Conservation is the 25th most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Maine, there were 409 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,692 and $23,464 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The natural resources & 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 Maine for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 25 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.Of the 11,741 students enrolled at UMaine, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMaine 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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Unity College landed the #2 spot on the list. Unity College is a small school located in Unity, Maine that handed out 25 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Unity also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.Of the 1,429 students enrolled at Unity, 38 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Unity offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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