2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Horticulture
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,700
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Southeast Region for Applied Horticulture” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,617 people earned their degree in applied horticulture/horticulture operations, making the major the 525th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 431 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Horticulture” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent applied horticulture/horticulture operations programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the applied horticulture/horticulture operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Horticulture
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying applied horticulture.
Top 2 Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Horticulture list. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 11 ’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. During this same period, 27 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Carolina State University does offer 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC State]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Applied Horticulture list. Spartanburg Community College is a public institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Spartanburg Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 161 of the 4,108 students enrolled at Spartanburg Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 93 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,685. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Spartanburg Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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