2023 Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
17
Degrees Awarded
$40,500
Avg Cost*
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 Southwest Region for Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 54 people earned their degree in agricultural and horticultural plant breeding, making the major the 1082nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 17 agricultural and horticultural plant breeding graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural and horticultural plant breeding 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 agricultural and horticultural plant breeding program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The agricultural and horticultural plant breeding school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding”.
Top 1 Best Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agricultural and Horticultural Plant Breeding that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s agricultural and horticultural plant breeding degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,925. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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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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