2023 Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Veterans in New York
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Ranked Colleges
55
Degrees Awarded
$29,000
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 New York for Wildlife” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 New York, there were 55 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,369 and $25,896 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife management programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the wildlife management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 New York for Wildlife”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Wildlife
The colleges and universities below are the best for new york vets studying wildlife.
Top 1 Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Veterans in New York
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Wildlife that were part of this year’s ranking, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Paul Smiths, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s wildlife degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Paul Smith’s College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science supports 681 students, and 45 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 30 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,948. On top of their other funding sources, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science]](/colleges/paul-smiths-college-of-arts-and-science/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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