2023 Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticultural Science for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 4 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Iowa State supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticultural Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s horticultural science students in 2020-2021.

UNL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL, 690 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. During this same period, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNL offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNL Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticultural Science for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 masters’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying horticultural science list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Horticultural Science for a Master’s. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

K -State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Horticultural Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State, 1,099 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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