2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Landscape Architecture is the 451st most popular major in the country with 905 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 204 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 133 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in landscape architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality landscape architecture 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 landscape architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying landscape architecture.
Top 7 Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UF also took the #4 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 53,372 students enrolled at University of Florida, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UF]](/colleges/university-of-florida/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 22,986 students enrolled at Mississippi State, 1,170 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 676 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mississippi State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State University]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 119 of the 37,024 students enrolled at Virginia Tech were GI Bill® students, of which 108 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Virginia Tech]](/colleges/virginia-polytechnic-institute-and-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s landscape architecture students in 2020-2021.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,975. During this same period, 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees in 2020-2021.
Clemson also took the #5 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clemson University supports 26,406 students, and 922 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 429 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. During this same period, 15 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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]](/colleges/clemson-university/student-life/veterans/)
University of Kentucky ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s landscape architecture degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 29,986 students enrolled at UK were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 UK]](/colleges/university-of-kentucky/student-life/veterans/)
University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Landscape Architecture for a Bachelor’s ranking. UGA is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Landscape Architecture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Georgia supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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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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