2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Conservation for a Bachelor’s
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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 the New England Region for Other Conservation for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 151 people earned their degree in natural resources conservation (other), making the major the 328th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, natural resources conservation (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,873 and had an average of $27,000 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1 natural resources conservation (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 natural resources conservation (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources conservation (other) programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural resources conservation (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The other conservation 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 the New England Region for Other Conservation for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Conservation for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree vets studying other conservation.
Top 1 Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Other Conservation for a Bachelor’s list. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s other conservation degrees to qualified students.
UNH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UNH supports 14,348 students, and 37 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 24 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,247. To help with additional expenses, 2 students qualified for 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%. 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 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/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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