Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Horticulture for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree vets studying horticulture list, Oregon State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Horticulture Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Oregon State supports 32,312 students, and 1,559 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,000 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,385. To help with additional expenses, 17 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oregon State]](/colleges/oregon-state-university/student-life/veterans/)