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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s

2 Ranked Colleges
268 Degrees Awarded
$47,597 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Illinois for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Agricultural Economics & Business is the 101st most popular major in the country with 8,098 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, agricultural economics and business graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,304 and had an average of $18,874 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 431 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,597 and $16,923 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 268 agricultural economics and business graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agricultural economics and business. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural economics and business programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural economics and business program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 227 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Among the 52,679 students enrolled at UIUC, 10 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIUC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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%.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agricultural Business for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s agricultural business students in 2020-2021.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.According to our most recent data, SIUC supports 11,366 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SIUC]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/student-life/veterans/)

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