Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ornamental Horticulture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s ornamental horticulture students in 2020-2021.
Cornell also made our “Best Ornamental Horticulture Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Among the 23,620 students enrolled at Cornell, 2 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,780. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.