2023 Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$28,500
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southeast Region for Agroecology for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 552 people earned their degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture, making the major the 617th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 136 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 agroecology and sustainable agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agroecology for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in agroecology and sustainable agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agroecology and sustainable agriculture programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agroecology and sustainable agriculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agroecology for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agroecology for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying agroecology.
Top 2 Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agroecology for a Bachelor’s list. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s agroecology degrees to qualified students.
NC State also made our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at NC State, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 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 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at North Carolina State University]](/colleges/north-carolina-state-university-at-raleigh/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Agroecology for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State University is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 23 bachelors’s agroecology degrees in 2020-2021.
Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Mississippi State supports 22,986 students, and 1,170 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 676 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,684. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Mississippi State]](/colleges/mississippi-state-university/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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