2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Plant Science, General is the 514th most popular major in the country with 668 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 193 plant science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in plant science, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plant science, general programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the plant science, general program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying plant sciences.
Top 2 Best Plant Science, General Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Knoxville, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Plant Science, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Knoxville supports 30,559 students, and 1,122 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 739 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,650. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Plant Sciences for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Science, General Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson offers 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%. 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 Clemson University]](/colleges/clemson-university/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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