2023 Best Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Ag Economics for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Agricultural Economics is the 300th most popular major in the country with 1,912 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 276 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 22 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural economics programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural economics program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Ag Economics for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Ag Economics for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Ag Economics for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois 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 a small school located in Mattoon, Illinois that handed out 12 associates’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Land College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Associate Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Lake Land College]](/colleges/lake-land-college/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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