2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Horticulture for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Horticulture for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,234 people earned their degree in horticulture, making the major the 218th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, horticulture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,708 and had an average of $18,440 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 135 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,800 and $16,983 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 horticulture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Horticulture for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in horticulture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality horticulture 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 horticulture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Horticulture for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Horticulture for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Horticulture for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Horticulture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Horticulture for an Associate list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 5 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 27,691 students enrolled at Utah State University, 3 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $285. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 USU]](/colleges/utah-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Front Range Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Horticulture for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Westminster, Colorado, and it awarded 9 associates’s horticulture degrees in 2020-2021.
FRCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Horticulture Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 18,703 students enrolled at FRCC, 64 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,170. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FRCC]](/colleges/front-range-community-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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