2023 Best Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management Colleges for Veterans

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 173 people earned their degree in golf course operation and grounds management, making the major the 908th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in golf course operation and grounds management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality golf course operation and grounds management programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the golf course operation and grounds management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly for Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management”.

Top 3 Best Golf Course Operation & Grounds Management Colleges for Veterans

1

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

75 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$17,004 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management that were part of this year’s ranking, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #1 spot on the list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 ’s golf course operation and grounds management degrees to qualified students.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 20,330 students enrolled at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale, 75 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 56 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,004. To help with additional expenses, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Veteran Student Life Report

2

University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, Oklahoma

934 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$6,062 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 ’s golf course operation and grounds management degrees in 2020-2021.

UCO also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 934 of the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma were GI Bill® students, of which 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,062. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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3

Trine University
Angola, Indiana

61 GI Bill® Students**

$7,322 Average GI Bill® Award

$52,957 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management that were part of this year’s ranking, Trine University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Angola, Indiana, and it awarded 4 ’s golf course operation and grounds management degrees in 2020-2021.

Trine also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 61 of the 3,573 students enrolled at Trine were GI Bill® students, of which 33 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,322. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Trine does offer credit for military training for eligible 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%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Trine University]](/colleges/trine-university/student-life/veterans/)

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

Footnotes

• *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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Glen Santy.