2023 Best Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Forest Sciences and Biology for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 406 people earned their degree in forest sciences and biology, making the major the 635th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 175 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 90 forest sciences and biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Forest Sciences and Biology for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in forest sciences and biology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forest sciences and biology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the forest sciences and biology program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Forest Sciences and Biology for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Forest Sciences and Biology for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Forest Sciences and Biology for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Forest Sciences and Biology for a Bachelor’s list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn also took the #2 spot in our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn, 1,499 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,423. During this same period, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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 Auburn University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Forest Sciences and Biology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University, 1,170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/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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