2023 Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

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 Pennsylvania for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned their degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 85 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania

1

Delaware Valley University
Doylestown, Pennsylvania

66 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware Valley University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s. Located in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 52 degrees to qualified bachelors’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DelVal, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 66 of the 2,303 students enrolled at DelVal were GI Bill® students, of which 43 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,473. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at DelVal]](/colleges/delaware-valley-college/student-life/veterans/)

2

Juniata College
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

16 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$9,297 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Juniata College landed the #2 spot on the list. Juniata College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Juniata not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.According to our most recent data, Juniata supports 1,356 students, and 16 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,297. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 85%.

Full Juniata College 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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.