2023 Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,400
Avg Cost*
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 the New England Region for Applied Horticulture for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,617 people earned their degree in applied horticulture/horticulture operations, making the major the 525th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 16 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied horticulture/horticulture operations programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied horticulture/horticulture operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Applied Horticulture for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Applied Horticulture for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Applied Horticulture for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Applied Horticulture for an Associate list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our new england region associate degree vets studying applied horticulture list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UMass Amherst supports 31,642 students, and 477 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 252 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. In addition to receiving other benefits, 21 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Amherst offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Massachusetts Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/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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