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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate

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5 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Plains States Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Environmental Engineering is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 86 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general environmental engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying environmental engineering.

Top 2 Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Iowa supports 30,318 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Iowa]](/colleges/university-of-iowa/student-life/veterans/)

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 13,615 students enrolled at UND, 796 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,112. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UND offers credit for military training for eligible 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%.

Full University of North Dakota Veteran Student Life Report

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