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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master's

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 Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s” 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 Florida, there were 1,420 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,386 and $23,908 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in natural resources and conservation. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent natural resources and conservation 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 and conservation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Florida

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 64 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

UF also took the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Florida supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University of South Florida - Main Campus supports 50,626 students, and 2,211 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,241 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,943. During this same period, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

FIU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking.Among the 58,836 students enrolled at FIU, 1,079 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 606 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,771. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #4 spot on the list. FGCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 17 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.

FGCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.According to our most recent data, FGCU supports 15,358 students, and 362 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 232 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,284. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. FGCU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Florida for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s natural resources and conservation students in 2020-2021.

UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in Florida” list.Of the 13,061 students enrolled at UWF, 1,438 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 750 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,810. To help with additional expenses, 7 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UWF offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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