2023 Best Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 the Far Western US Region for Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology is the 717th most popular major in the country with 280 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 165 other ecology, evolution and systematics biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other ecology, evolution and systematics biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other ecology, evolution and systematics biology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other ecology, evolution and systematics biology 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 Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree vets studying other ecology, evolution & systematics biology.
Top 3 Best Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology for a Doctorate list. UCSB is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 9 doctorate’s other ecology, evolution and systematics biology degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSB also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 26,179 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Barbara, 286 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,510. To help with additional expenses, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology for a Doctorate list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 7 doctorate’s other ecology, evolution and systematics biology degrees in 2020-2021.
UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 20,722 students enrolled at UNR, 669 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,493. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNR does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s other ecology, evolution and systematics biology students in 2020-2021.
UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 273 of the 19,161 students enrolled at University of California - Santa Cruz were GI Bill® students, of which 114 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,631. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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