2023 Best Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Ag Economics for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,912 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural economics 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 agricultural economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Economics for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Economics for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Economics for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Land College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lake Land College is located in Mattoon, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.
Lake Land College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 3,862 students enrolled at Lake Land College, 114 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,802. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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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