2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for Soil Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 68 people earned their degree in soil sciences, other, making the major the 1045th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 soil sciences, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in soil sciences, other. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great soil sciences, other 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 soil sciences, other program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying soil sciences, other.

Top 2 Best Soil Sciences, Other Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

922 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s soil sciences, other degrees in 2020-2021.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Soil Sciences, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, Clemson University supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. On top of their other funding sources, 15 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson University does offer 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 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Clemson]](/colleges/clemson-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, Utah

368 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,856 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s soil sciences, other degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Soil Sciences, Other Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 36,461 students enrolled at Brigham Young University - Provo, 368 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,856. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at BYU]](/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/veterans/)

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

Footnotes

• *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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