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2023 Best Forestry Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

3 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$37,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forestry

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 New England Region for Forestry” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the New England region, there were 67 forestry graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,908 and $21,000 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forestry” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in forestry. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great forestry 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 forestry program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forestry

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying forestry.

Top 3 Best Forestry Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forestry list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 37 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

UMaine did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine, 21 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maine does offer 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 UMaine Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forestry. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 11 ’s forestry degrees in 2020-2021.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 14,348 students enrolled at UNH, 37 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. During this same period, 2 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNH]](/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Forestry list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified ’s forestry students in 2020-2021.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UVM supports 13,292 students, and 218 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 142 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,767. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 students received funds 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 85%.

Full UVM Veteran Student Life Report

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