2023 Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$39,300
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New England Region for Horticultural Science for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 823 people earned their degree in horticultural science, making the major the 474th most popular in the United States.
Across the New England region, there were 30 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent horticultural science 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 horticultural science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science for an Associate list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 associates’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 27,215 students enrolled at UCONN, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Connecticut]](/colleges/university-of-connecticut/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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