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2023 Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

2 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Wildlife

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Wildlife” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned their degree in wildlife management, making the major the 186th most popular in the United States. 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 Michigan, there were 74 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,901 and $26,890 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Wildlife” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildlife management 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 wildlife management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Wildlife” list to help you make the college decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Wildlife

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Wildlife”.

Top 2 Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Veterans in Michigan

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Wildlife list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 64 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.

Michigan State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Michigan State University supports 49,695 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,686. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Michigan for Wildlife that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 10 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.

Michigan Tech also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 126 of the 6,873 students enrolled at Michigan Technological University were GI Bill® students, of which 70 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,246. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

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