2023 Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ag mech students in 2020-2021.

Mizzou also made our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 31,089 students enrolled at University of Missouri - Columbia, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 5 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,384. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Missouri - Columbia offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 Mizzou]](/colleges/university-of-missouri-columbia/student-life/veterans/)

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Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s list. Ames, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” 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. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through 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%.

Full Iowa State University Veteran Student Life Report

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 24 bachelors’s ag mech degrees in 2020-2021.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL, 690 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. On top of their other funding sources, 79 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nebraska - Lincoln]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)

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South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #4 spot on the list. South Dakota State is a public institution located in Brookings, South Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

South Dakota State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, South Dakota State University supports 11,405 students, and 369 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 158 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,731. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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%.

Full South Dakota State Veteran Student Life Report

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ag mech degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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 received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Ag Mech for a Bachelor’s list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

K -State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State, 1,099 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. 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 87%, 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%.

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