2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture
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Ranked Colleges
148
Degrees Awarded
$35,900
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture” ranking.
Aquaculture is the 980th most popular major in the country with 148 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in aquaculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great aquaculture 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 aquaculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture”.
Top 3 Best Aquaculture Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture list. Auburn University is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 30 ’s aquaculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1,499 of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University were GI Bill® students, of which 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn University 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Auburn]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 33 ’s aquaculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Clemson]](/colleges/clemson-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Morrisville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s aquaculture degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morrisville State College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 71 of the 2,486 students enrolled at Morrisville State College were GI Bill® students, of which 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,293. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Morrisville State College]](/colleges/morrisville-state-college/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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