2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Great Lakes Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 136 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in horticultural science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticultural science programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The horticultural science 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 Great Lakes Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree vets studying horticultural science.
Top 2 Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Among the 61,369 students enrolled at Ohio State, 2 are 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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 3 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2 of the 49,695 students enrolled at Michigan State were GI Bill® students, of which 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,686. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 91%, 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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