2023 Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
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Ranked Colleges
33
Degrees Awarded
$25,900
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Other Conservation” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Wisconsin, there were 33 natural resources conservation (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,937 and $0 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the natural resources conservation (other) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Other Conservation” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Other Conservation
The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin vets studying other conservation.
Top 1 Best Natural Resources Conservation (Other) Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Other Conservation list. Northland College is a small school located in Ashland, Wisconsin that handed out 25 ’s other conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
Northland also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 10 of the 570 students enrolled at Northland were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $24,482. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northland offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northland]](/colleges/northland-college/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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