2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 823 people earned their degree in horticultural science, making the major the 474th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 149 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the horticultural science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying horticultural science.
Top 1 Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticultural Science for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s horticultural science degrees to qualified students.
K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,099 of the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State were GI Bill® students, of which 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,562. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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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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