2023 Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Animal Behavior & Ethology is the 822nd most popular major in the country with 183 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 148 animal behavior and ethology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in animal behavior and ethology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animal behavior and ethology programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animal behavior and ethology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s list. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
IU Bloomington also made our “Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, IU Bloomington supports 43,064 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Carroll University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s animal behavior and ethology degrees in 2020-2021.
Carroll U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Carroll University supports 3,451 students, and 64 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,906. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eckerd College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s. Eckerd is a small school located in Saint Petersburg, Florida that handed out 12 bachelors’s animal behavior and ethology degrees in 2020-2021.
Eckerd also took the #7 spot in our “Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 1,822 students enrolled at Eckerd College, 66 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $21,588. On top of their other funding sources, 29 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eckerd College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full Eckerd College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s animal behavior and ethology students in 2020-2021.
Canisius not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,820 students enrolled at Canisius College, 67 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $15,349. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through 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%.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New England landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Biddeford, Maine, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s animal behavior and ethology degrees in 2020-2021.
UNE also made our “Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6.Of the 7,208 students enrolled at UNE, 39 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,574. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received funds through 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNE]](/colleges/university-of-new-england/student-life/veterans/)
Bucknell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s animal behavior and ethology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bucknell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 3,726 students enrolled at Bucknell University, 31 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $23,865. To help with additional expenses, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Full Bucknell University Veteran Student Life Report
Franklin and Marshall College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Animal Behavior and Ethology for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s animal behavior and ethology students in 2020-2021.
Franklin and Marshall did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Animal Behavior & Ethology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Franklin and Marshall College supports 2,254 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,279. During this same period, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Franklin and Marshall]](/colleges/franklin-and-marshall-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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