2023 Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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Degrees Awarded
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Agricultural Business is the 301st most popular major in the country with 2,150 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 585 agricultural business graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural business programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural business program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying agricultural business.
Top 8 Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agricultural business degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students qualified for 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 94%. 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 North Carolina State University]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Area Technical Institute. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate. Lake Area Technical Institute is located in Watertown, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
LATI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,217 students enrolled at LATI, 136 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 40 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,486. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bismarck State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate list. BSC is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
BSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools” list.Among the 3,716 students enrolled at Bismarck State College, 194 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 116 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,217. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northwestern Ohio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate list. University of Northwestern Ohio is located in Lima, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s agricultural business degrees to qualified students.
University of Northwestern Ohio also made our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8.According to our most recent data, University of Northwestern Ohio supports 3,009 students, and 213 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 156 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,051. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Northwestern Ohio does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State College of Science. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate list. This small school is located in Wahpeton, North Dakota, and it awarded 22 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State College of Science, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 2,829 students enrolled at North Dakota State College of Science, 48 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,864. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Dakota State College of Science]](/colleges/north-dakota-state-college-of-science/student-life/veterans/)
Central Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate ranking. Located in Grand Island, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 14 of the 5,974 students enrolled at Central Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,530. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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With a ranking of #7, Southeast Community College Area did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate list. Southeast Community College Area is a medium-sized public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 28 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeast Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 9,328 students enrolled at Southeast Community College Area, 17 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 7 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,488. 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.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southeast Community College]](/colleges/southeast-community-college-area/student-life/veterans/)
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Agricultural Business for an Associate list. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture is a small school located in Curtis, Nebraska that handed out 5 associates’s agricultural business degrees in 2020-2021.
Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Agricultural Business Associate Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 6 of the 282 students enrolled at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,621. During this same period, 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture]](/colleges/nebraska-college-of-technical-agriculture/student-life/veterans/)
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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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