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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Natural Resource Management is the 178th most popular major in the country with 2,933 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,190 and had an average of $25,062 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 805 natural resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,736 and $28,561 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in natural resource management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resource management 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 natural resource management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s”.

Top 6 Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 72 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech, 119 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s resource management students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying resource management list, NC State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. To help with additional expenses, 27 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 94%. 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%.

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American Public University System
Charles Town, West Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s. American Military University is a large private for-profit school situated in Charles Town, West Virginia. It awarded 111 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 50,047 students enrolled at American Public University System, 18,040 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15,422 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,793. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 14 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,387. To help with additional expenses, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Duke]](/colleges/duke-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s resource management degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying resource management list, FIU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, FIU supports 58,836 students, and 1,079 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 606 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,771. 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at FIU]](/colleges/florida-international-university/student-life/veterans/)

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Resource Management for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. UNCW is a fairly large public school situated in Wilmington, North Carolina. It awarded 9 masters’s resource management degrees in 2020-2021.

UNCW also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 17,915 students enrolled at UNCW, 1,169 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 659 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,129. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through 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%.

Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Veteran Student Life Report

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