2023 Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
41
Degrees Awarded
$24,600
Avg Cost*
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 Southeast Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 767 people earned their degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences, making the major the 502nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 115 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other geological and earth sciences/geosciences 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 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Atlantic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boca Raton, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 708 of the 30,805 students enrolled at Florida Atlantic University were GI Bill® students, of which 397 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,153. 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.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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