2023 Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Botany is the 612th most popular major in the country with 445 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 27 botany graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 botany graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in botany. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great botany 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 botany 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 Botany for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2020-2021.
UMaine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 21 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Maine were GI Bill® students, of which 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,419. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Maine offers credit for military training for eligible 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 UMaine Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New London, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2020-2021.
Conn College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.According to our most recent data, Conn College supports 1,737 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $26,686. In addition to receiving other benefits, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Connecticut College]](/colleges/connecticut-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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
- *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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