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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s” ranking.

Plant Sciences is the 164th most popular major in the country with 3,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, plant sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,727 and had an average of $19,352 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 332 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,469 and $20,719 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in plant sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plant sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plant sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying plant sciences.

Top 7 Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 21 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Texas A&M College Station Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 19 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 1,242 of the 40,322 students enrolled at Texas Tech University were GI Bill® students, of which 630 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,480. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

Full Texas Tech University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, OSU supports 24,535 students, and 1,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 45,601 students enrolled at University of Arizona, 2,131 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,478 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,880. To help with additional expenses, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 5 masters’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s ranking. Kingsville, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s plant sciences degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying plant sciences list, Texas A&M Kingsville has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 215 of the 6,932 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - Kingsville were GI Bill® students, of which 96 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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With a ranking of #7, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s list. West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s plant sciences degrees to qualified students.

West Texas A&M University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Plant Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 10,036 students enrolled at West Texas A&M University, 446 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 191 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,617. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. West Texas A&M University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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