2023 Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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Ranked Colleges
38
Degrees Awarded
$36,133
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Illinois for Forestry for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Forestry is the 189th most popular major in the country with 2,233 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, forestry graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,829 and had an average of $21,444 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 47 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,133 and $22,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent forestry 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 forestry 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 Illinois for Forestry for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Forestry for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree vets studying forestry.
Top 1 Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Forestry for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s forestry students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 11,366 students enrolled at SIUC were GI Bill® students, of which 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. SIUC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Illinois University Carbondale]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/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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