2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s

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In 2020-2021, 221 people earned their degree in hydrology and water resources science, making the major the 840th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 52 hydrology and water resources science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hydrology and water resources science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent hydrology and water resources science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the hydrology and water resources science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, Texas

5 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s hydrology and water resources science degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Texas A&M College Station Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

2,131 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Hydrology and Water Resources Science for a Master’s list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 12 masters’s hydrology and water resources science degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Hydrology & Water Resources Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arizona supports 45,601 students, and 2,131 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,478 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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

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.

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