2023 Best Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$29,200
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southeast Region for Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management is the 784th most popular major in the country with 269 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 99 water, wetlands, and marine resources management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great water, wetlands, and marine resources management 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 water, wetlands, and marine resources management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying water, wetlands, and marine resources management.
Top 1 Best Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s water, wetlands, and marine resources management students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,169 of the 17,915 students enrolled at UNCW were GI Bill® students, of which 659 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,129. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of North Carolina at Wilmington]](/colleges/university-of-north-carolina-at-wilmington/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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