2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Zoology for a Bachelor’s

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Zoology for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Zoology for a Bachelor’s. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 227 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 12 of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Zoology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 58 bachelors’s zoology degrees in 2020-2021.

OSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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