2023 Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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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. 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 the Plains States Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 161 wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Doctorate”.
Top 1 Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management for a Doctorate list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s wildlife, fish and wildlands science and management degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, South Dakota State University supports 11,405 students, and 369 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 158 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,731. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at South Dakota State University]](/colleges/south-dakota-state-university/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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