2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural and Extension Education Services 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 in the Plains States Region for Agricultural and Extension Education Services for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 322 people earned their degree in agricultural and extension education services, making the major the 686th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 4 agricultural and extension education services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 agricultural and extension education services graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agricultural and extension education services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the agricultural and extension education services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural and Extension Education Services for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural and Extension Education Services for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Agricultural & Extension Education Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agricultural and Extension Education Services for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marshall, Minnesota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s agricultural and extension education services degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Minnesota State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agricultural & Extension Education Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 41 of the 7,259 students enrolled at Southwest Minnesota State University were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,724. During this same period, 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 Southwest Minnesota State University]](/colleges/southwest-minnesota-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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