2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$29,800
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Rocky Mountains Region for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 293 people earned their degree in forest management/forest resources management, making the major the 764th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 40 forest management/forest resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 forest management/forest resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in forest management/forest resources management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forest management/forest resources management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the forest management/forest resources management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree vets studying forest management/forest resources management.
Top 2 Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Montana is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Of the 9,808 students enrolled at The University of Montana, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UM]](/colleges/the-university-of-montana/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Forest Management/Forest Resources Management for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s forest management/forest resources management degrees in 2020-2021.
U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forest Management/Forest Resources Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 382 of the 10,791 students enrolled at U of I were GI Bill® students, of which 248 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,784. In addition to receiving other benefits, 29 students qualified for 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at U of I]](/colleges/university-of-idaho/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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