2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,400
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 668 people earned their degree in plant science, general, making the major the 514th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 122 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant science, general programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the plant science, general program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The plant sciences 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 Middle Atlantic Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree vets studying plant sciences.
Top 1 Best Plant Science, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 7 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Science, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 40,709 students enrolled at University of Maryland - College Park, 16 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,716. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMCP]](/colleges/university-of-maryland-college-park/student-life/veterans/)
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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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