2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s

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 California for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 2,449 people earned their degree in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management, making the major the 270th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 188 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 184 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildlife, fish and wildlands science and 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, fish and wildlands science and management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 California for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in California for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in California for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in California

1

University of California - Davis
Davis, California

31 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in California for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.According to our most recent data, UC Davis supports 39,074 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 23 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 UC Davis Veteran Student Life Report

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Humboldt State University
Arcata, California

177 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$3,772 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in California for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Bachelor’s. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Humboldt State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California” list.According to our most recent data, Humboldt State University supports 6,612 students, and 177 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 68 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,772. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Humboldt State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Humboldt State University]](/colleges/humboldt-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
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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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nicholas A. Tonelli.