2023 Best Wildlife Biology Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Wildlife Biology” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Wildlife Biology is the 563rd most popular major in the country with 528 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 73 wildlife biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Wildlife Biology” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in wildlife biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife biology programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildlife biology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Wildlife Biology
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying wildlife biology.
Top 2 Best Wildlife Biology Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Wildlife Biology list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s wildlife biology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. On top of their other funding sources, 386 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Liberty University Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lees - McRae College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Wildlife Biology. Banner Elk, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s wildlife biology degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Lees - McRae College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 838 students enrolled at Lees - McRae College, 32 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 20 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,115. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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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