2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for an Associate
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for an Associate” ranking.
Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management is the 270th most popular major in the country with 2,449 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 245 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 50 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildlife, fish and wildlands science and 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, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for an Associate list. Hocking College is a public institution located in Nelsonville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hocking Technical College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Of the 2,431 students enrolled at Hocking College, 113 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,442. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hocking Technical College]](/colleges/hocking-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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