2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 North Carolina for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Natural Resources & Conservation is the 25th most popular major in the country with 30,503 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, natural resources and conservation graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,158 and had an average of $23,267 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 1,321 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,893 and $21,587 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural resources and conservation programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the natural resources and conservation 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 resources & 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 North Carolina for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate list. North Carolina State University is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NC State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,102 of the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Doctorate list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking.Among the 16,172 students enrolled at Duke, 36 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 9 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,387. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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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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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