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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Wildlife

2 Ranked Colleges
234 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Wildlife

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 Texas for Wildlife” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Texas, there were 234 wildlife management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,602 and $28,000 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Wildlife” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in wildlife management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife management programs and a strong support system for 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Wildlife” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Wildlife

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas vets studying wildlife.

Top 2 Best Wildlife Management Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Wildlife that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s wildlife degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.

SFASU also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 427 of the 12,620 students enrolled at SFASU were GI Bill® students, of which 177 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for 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 SFASU]](/colleges/stephen-f-austin-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Wildlife list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 14 ’s wildlife degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University, 1,242 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Texas Tech University 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Tech University]](/colleges/texas-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)

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