2023 Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Agricultural Production for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,066 people earned their degree in agricultural production, making the major the 190th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, agricultural production graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,367 and had an average of $16,973 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 443 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,097 and $13,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 86 agricultural production graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Production for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in agricultural production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agricultural production programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agricultural production 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 the Plains States Region for Agricultural Production for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying agricultural production.
Top 4 Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Production for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 46 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.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. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. North Dakota State University does offer credit for military training for eligible 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Production for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.According to our most recent data, South Dakota State supports 11,405 students, and 369 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 158 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,731. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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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Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Production for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Crookston landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Crookston, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
UMN Crookston also made our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, University of Minnesota - Crookston supports 2,530 students, and 65 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,970. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Woods University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural Production for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Fulton, Missouri, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s agricultural production degrees in 2020-2021.
William Woods also took the #4 spot in our “Best Agricultural Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, William Woods supports 2,114 students, and 56 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 29 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,488. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. William Woods offers credit for military training for eligible 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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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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