2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Mexico 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 Mexico, there were 92 natural resources and conservation graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,369 and $20,500 respectively.
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 New Mexico for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Natural Resources & Conservation for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 7 masters’s natural resources and conservation degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NMSU Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
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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.
Credits
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