2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
53
Degrees Awarded
$41,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for Aquaculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 148 people earned their degree in aquaculture, making the major the 980th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 aquaculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in aquaculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality aquaculture programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Aquaculture Bachelor’s Degree 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 for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s aquaculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Aquaculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University, 1,499 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Aquaculture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s aquaculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson also made our “Best Aquaculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Clemson supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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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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