2023 Best Soil Sciences, Other Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Doctorate” 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The soil sciences, other school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Doctorate”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Doctorate

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

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

1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Stillwater, Oklahoma

1,038 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Doctorate list. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Soil Sciences, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 24,535 students enrolled at OSU, 1,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. During this same period, 39 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 OSU]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

2

University of California - Davis
Davis, California

31 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Soil Sciences, Other for a Doctorate list. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s soil sciences, other degrees in 2020-2021.

UC Davis also made our “Best Soil Sciences, Other Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 31 of the 39,074 students enrolled at University of California - Davis were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,489. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full University of California - Davis Veteran Student Life Report

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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