2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Agricultural Economics is the 300th most popular major in the country with 1,912 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 413 agricultural economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics programs as well as strong veteran support.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying ag economics.
Top 7 Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.
UF also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, University of Florida supports 53,372 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%.
Full UF Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ag economics degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 27,562 students enrolled at University of Arkansas, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 University of Arkansas]](/colleges/university-of-arkansas/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s list. UT Knoxville is a public institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 30,559 students enrolled at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville, 1,122 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 739 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,650. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ag economics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
UGA also made our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, UGA supports 39,147 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UGA]](/colleges/university-of-georgia/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Auburn, Alabama, and it awarded 3 masters’s ag economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn University, 1,499 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. In addition to receiving other benefits, 68 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Auburn University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Auburn University]](/colleges/auburn-university/student-life/veterans/)
Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s ag economics students in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Virginia Tech supports 37,024 students, and 119 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 108 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,314. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full Virginia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Ag Economics for a Master’s ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s ag economics degrees to qualified students.
Louisiana State University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Agricultural Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
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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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