2023 Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Colleges for Veterans in Rhode Island
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Rhode Island for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences is the 502nd most popular major in the country with 767 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Rhode Island, there were 9 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other geological and earth sciences/geosciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The other geological & earth sciences/geosciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences”.
Top 1 Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Colleges for Veterans in Rhode Island
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Rhode Island for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences students in 2020-2021.
URI also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 17,649 students enrolled at URI, 381 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 187 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,022. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. URI offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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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