2023 Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Botany is the 612th most popular major in the country with 445 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 19 botany graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 botany graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in botany. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great botany 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 botany program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The botany 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 Southwest Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s botany degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma, 12 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,720. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through 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 87%. 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%.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Botany for a Bachelor’s. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s botany students in 2020-2021.
OSU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Botany Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus supports 24,535 students, and 1,038 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 439 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,226. In addition to receiving other benefits, 39 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%. 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 OSU]](/colleges/oklahoma-state-university-main-campus/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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