2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture for a Bachelor’s
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations is the 525th most popular major in the country with 1,617 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 81 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great applied horticulture/horticulture operations programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying applied horticulture.
Top 1 Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 369 of the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State University were GI Bill® students, of which 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. During this same period, 0 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at South Dakota State University]](/colleges/south-dakota-state-university/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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