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2023 Best Plant Sciences Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

5 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Plant Sciences is the 164th most popular major in the country with 3,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, plant sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,727 and had an average of $19,352 in loans still to pay off.

Across Wisconsin, there were 129 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,645 and $21,188 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in plant sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality plant sciences programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the plant sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences”.

Top 5 Best Plant Sciences Colleges for Veterans in Wisconsin

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 44,640 students enrolled at UW - Madison, 4 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 received funds through 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Madison]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-madison/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 32 degrees to qualified ’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.

UW - River Falls 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, University of Wisconsin - River Falls supports 5,855 students, and 185 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 84 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,939. On top of their other funding sources, 16 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 Wisconsin - River Falls Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #3 spot on the list. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s plant sciences degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

UW - Platteville also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 7,547 students enrolled at University of Wisconsin - Platteville, 263 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,136. During this same period, 6 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Wisconsin - Platteville offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Wisconsin - Platteville]](/colleges/university-of-wisconsin-platteville/student-life/veterans/)

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Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences. This fairly large school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 18 ’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

FVTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 379 of the 11,711 students enrolled at FVTC were GI Bill® students, of which 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,211. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full FVTC Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Wisconsin for Plant Sciences that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Southwest Tech is a public institution located in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Southwest Tech also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 2,581 students enrolled at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,505. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southwest Wisconsin Technical College 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%.

Full Southwest Tech Veteran Student Life Report

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