2023 Best Aquatic Biology/Limnology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$19,900
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Great Lakes Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Aquatic Biology/Limnology is the 926th most popular major in the country with 120 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 20 aquatic biology/limnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 aquatic biology/limnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aquatic biology/limnology programs and a strong support system for 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 aquatic biology/limnology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Aquatic Biology/Limnology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 20 bachelors’s aquatic biology/limnology degrees in 2020-2021.
WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Aquatic Biology/Limnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,981. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for 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 WMU]](/colleges/western-michigan-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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