2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Wildlife
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Ranked Colleges
71
Degrees Awarded
$29,600
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Wildlife” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned their degree in wildlife management, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,447 and had an average of $23,043 in loans still to pay off.
Across Ohio, there were 71 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,563 and $19,088 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Wildlife” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildlife management 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 wildlife management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Wildlife” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Wildlife
The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio vets studying wildlife.
Top 2 Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Veterans in Ohio
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Wildlife that were part of this year’s ranking, Otterbein University landed the #1 spot on the list. Westerville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s wildlife degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Otterbein also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Otterbein supports 2,652 students, and 58 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 28 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,115. On top of their other funding sources, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 Otterbein University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Ohio for Wildlife that were part of this year’s ranking, Hocking College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s wildlife degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
Hocking Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Hocking College supports 2,431 students, and 113 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 67 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,442. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hocking College]](/colleges/hocking-college/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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