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2023 Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$37,501 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticulture for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Horticulture for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 3,234 people earned their degree in horticulture, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,708 and had an average of $18,440 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 206 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,377 and $26,312 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent horticulture 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 horticulture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticulture for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying horticulture.

Top 1 Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticulture for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticulture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. To help with additional expenses, 79 students qualified for 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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