2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
145
Degrees Awarded
$26,287
Avg Salary
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 the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Wildlife Management is the 186th most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, wildlife management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,447 and had an average of $23,043 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 149 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,287 and $26,777 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife management programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The wildlife 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 the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 4 Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
UMaine also made our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,419. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maine does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%.
Full UMaine Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s list. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 26 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Among the 14,348 students enrolled at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus, 37 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,247. To help with additional expenses, 2 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full UNH Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Unity College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Unity, Maine, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
Unity not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 38 of the 1,429 students enrolled at Unity College were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,720. On top of their other funding sources, 2 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Unity College]](/colleges/unity-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Wildlife for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #4 spot on the list. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 34 bachelors’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Wildlife Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Among the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,022. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at URI]](/colleges/university-of-rhode-island/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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