2023 Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Economics for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,912 people earned their degree in agricultural economics, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 175 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Economics for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics. 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Economics for a Doctorate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Economics for a Doctorate”.
Top 2 Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Economics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ag economics degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Mizzou also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, Mizzou supports 31,089 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 5 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,384. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mizzou offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Economics for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ag economics degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, K -State supports 20,854 students, and 1,099 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 647 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,562. 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.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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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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