You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Energy and Environmental Policy for a Doctorate list. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a small school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s energy and environmental policy degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Energy and Environmental Policy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 2,127 students enrolled at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 42 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,672. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry offers 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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