2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology
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Ranked Colleges
35
Degrees Awarded
$39,700
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Far Western US Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology” 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 Far Western US region, there were 35 aquatic biology/limnology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the aquatic biology/limnology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology”.
Top 1 Best Aquatic Biology/Limnology Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Aquatic Biology/Limnology that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #1 spot on the list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 ’s aquatic biology/limnology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 26,179 students enrolled at UCSB, 286 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,510. During this same period, 3 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
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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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