2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Plant Sciences for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,400
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Plant Sciences for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Plant Science, General is the 514th most popular major in the country with 668 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 29 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plant science, general 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 plant science, general program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Plant Sciences for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Plant Sciences for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Plant Sciences for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Plant Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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