2023 Best Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$26,200
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management is the 757th most popular major in the country with 537 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 333 farm/farm and ranch management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in farm/farm and ranch management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality farm/farm and ranch management programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the farm/farm and ranch management program at the school. 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 the Plains States Region for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management”.
Top 3 Best Farm/Farm & Ranch Management Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 115 ’s farm/farm and ranch management degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 814 of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. To help with additional expenses, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Willmar, Minnesota, and it awarded 21 ’s farm/farm and ranch management degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region vets studying farm/farm & ranch management list, Ridgewater College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 3,176 students enrolled at Ridgewater College, 38 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 25 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,506. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ridgewater College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Ridgewater College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bismarck State College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Farm/Farm & Ranch Management. BSC is a public institution located in Bismarck, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
BSC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 194 of the 3,716 students enrolled at Bismarck State College were GI Bill® students, of which 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full BSC Veteran Student Life Report
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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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