2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism for a Bachelor’s
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Degrees Awarded
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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 Vermont for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 177 people earned their degree in environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism, making the major the 847th most popular in the United States.
Across Vermont, there were 12 environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,418 and $24,482 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental/natural resource recreation and tourism program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The natural resource recreation and tourism school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism for a Bachelor’s”.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Vermont
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Vermont for Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s natural resource recreation and tourism degrees in 2020-2021.
UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list.Of the 13,292 students enrolled at UVM, 218 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 142 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,767. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Vermont]](/colleges/university-of-vermont/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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