2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$25,700
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 878 people earned their degree in forestry, general, making the major the 468th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 171 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 forestry, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in forestry, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forestry, general programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the forestry, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying forestry, general.
Top 4 Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue also made our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 46,655 students enrolled at Purdue University - Main Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,765. 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Purdue University - Main Campus]](/colleges/purdue-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a public institution located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UW - Stevens Point also made our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 343 of the 8,302 students enrolled at UW - Stevens Point were GI Bill® students, of which 129 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,195. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry, general students in 2020-2021.
SIUC also made our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1 are 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Illinois University Carbondale]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Forestry, General for a Bachelor’s list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 22 bachelors’s forestry, general degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Forestry, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 126 of the 6,873 students enrolled at Michigan Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,246. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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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