2023 Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,000
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Food Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Food Science is the 305th most popular major in the country with 1,812 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 48 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 food science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food 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 food science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Food Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree vets studying food sciences.
Top 1 Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Food Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s food sciences degrees to qualified students.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,038 of the 24,535 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. To help with additional expenses, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report
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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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