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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science

2 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$38,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science

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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Horticultural Science is the 474th most popular major in the country with 823 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 30 horticultural science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in horticultural science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticultural science programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the horticultural science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region vets studying horticultural science.

Top 2 Best Horticultural Science Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

UCONN also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 27,215 students enrolled at University of Connecticut were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.

Full University of Connecticut Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Horticultural Science. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 ’s horticultural science degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 31,642 students enrolled at UMass Amherst, 477 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. On top of their other funding sources, 21 students qualified for 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 89%, 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UMass Amherst]](/colleges/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/student-life/veterans/)

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