2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$20,300
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 Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 81 applied horticulture/horticulture operations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in applied horticulture/horticulture operations. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied horticulture/horticulture operations programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied horticulture/horticulture operations program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture”.
Top 3 Best Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 ’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 11,405 students enrolled at South Dakota State, 369 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 158 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at South Dakota State University]](/colleges/south-dakota-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Southeast Tech is a small public school situated in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It awarded 11 ’s applied horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Tech 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 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Technical College, 193 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,618. To help with additional expenses, 0 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southeast Technical College]](/colleges/southeast-technical-institute/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Applied Horticulture that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeast Community College is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s applied horticulture degrees to qualified students.
Southeast Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 9,328 students enrolled at Southeast Community College Area, 17 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,488. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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