2023 Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Plant Sciences for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Plains States region, there were 713 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,702 and $19,293 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 plant sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Plant Sciences for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in plant sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great plant sciences programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the plant sciences program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The plant sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Plant Sciences for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Plant Sciences for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree vets studying plant sciences.
Top 2 Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Plant Sciences for an Associate list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 13 associates’s plant sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Mitchell Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 1,162 students enrolled at Mitchell Tech, 67 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,895. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Mitchell Tech Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Plant Sciences for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s plant sciences students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree vets studying plant sciences list, Northeast has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Plant Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 62 of the 5,105 students enrolled at Northeast were GI Bill® students, of which 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,545. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northeast]](/colleges/northeast-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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