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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscape

3 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscape

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region for Landscape” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 905 people earned their degree in landscape architecture, making the major the 247th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, landscape architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,957 and had an average of $24,403 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 53 landscape architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,898 and $30,751 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscape” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in landscape architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great landscape architecture 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 landscape architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscape

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscape”.

Top 3 Best Landscape Architecture Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscape that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s landscape degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 752 of the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities were GI Bill® students, of which 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscape list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s landscape students in 2020-2021.

North Dakota State University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University - Main Campus, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 North Dakota State University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Landscape list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNL also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, University of Nebraska - Lincoln supports 25,108 students, and 690 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 344 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,374. In addition to receiving other benefits, 79 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 85%, 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 UNL Veteran Student Life Report

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