2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s
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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 for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 32 people earned their degree in agricultural mechanization, making the major the 1245th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 agricultural mechanization graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agricultural mechanization 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 mechanization program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The ag mech school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying ag mech.
Top 1 Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s list. UPR Mayaguez is a fairly large public school situated in Mayaguez, . It awarded 21 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPR Mayaguez, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UPR Mayaguez supports 12,825 students, and 239 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 59 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,608. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UPR Mayaguez]](/colleges/university-of-puerto-rico-mayaguez/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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