2023 Best Herbalism/Herbalist Colleges for Veterans

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Herbalism” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 68 people earned their degree in herbalism/herbalist, making the major the 1213th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Herbalism” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in herbalism/herbalist. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great herbalism/herbalist 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 herbalism/herbalist program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Herbalism” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. 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 Herbalism

The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying herbalism.

Top 2 Best Herbalism/Herbalist Colleges for Veterans

1

Bastyr University
Kenmore, Washington

4 GI Bill® Students**

$8,155 Average GI Bill® Award

$37,837 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bastyr University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Herbalism. Bastyr University is located in Kenmore, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s herbalism degrees to qualified students.

Bastyr University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 904 students enrolled at Bastyr University were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,155. During this same period, 0 students qualified for 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Bastyr University]](/colleges/bastyr-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Maryland University of Integrative Health
Laurel, Maryland

96 GI Bill® Students**

$11,332 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maryland University of Integrative Health. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Herbalism. MUIH is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Laurel, Maryland. It awarded 36 ’s herbalism degrees in 2020-2021.

MUIH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Maryland University of Integrative Health supports 815 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 74 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,332. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Maryland University of Integrative Health]](/colleges/maryland-university-of-integrative-health/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.