2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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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 New Hampshire for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 30,503 people earned their degree in natural resources and conservation, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. 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 New Hampshire, there were 633 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,468 and $25,213 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural resources and conservation. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great natural resources and conservation 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 natural resources and conservation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Hampshire
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s. Located in Durham, New Hampshire, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.
UNH also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” 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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - New England. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Hampshire for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s list. Antioch University - New England is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to qualified students.
Antioch University - New England not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” list.Among the 895 students enrolled at Antioch University - New England, 24 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,358. During this same period, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Antioch University - New England]](/colleges/antioch-university-new-england/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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