2023 Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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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 in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Landscape Architecture is the 247th most popular major in the country with 905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, landscape architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,957 and had an average of $24,403 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 204 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,787 and $27,333 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in landscape architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality landscape architecture programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the landscape architecture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 12 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.
UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at UF, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. UF does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Florida]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s list. Mississippi State, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State University, 1,170 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,684. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Mississippi State Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s landscape degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 119 of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,314. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through 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 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 Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Arkansas supports 27,562 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Arkansas offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s. Clemson University is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 13 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson, 922 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Clemson University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Kentucky came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Kentucky is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 10 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.
UK also took the #7 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UK offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Kentucky]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
University of Georgia landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s landscape degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 9 of the 39,147 students enrolled at UGA were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Georgia]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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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