2023 Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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Ranked Colleges
28
Degrees Awarded
$23,300
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. 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 Dairy Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 216 people earned their degree in dairy science, making the major the 817th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 38 dairy science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 dairy science 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 Dairy Science for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in dairy science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dairy science 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 dairy science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Dairy Science for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree vets studying dairy science.
Top 2 Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Dairy Science for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2020-2021.
Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Iowa State supports 31,822 students, and 814 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 388 are 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 Iowa State]](/colleges/iowa-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Dairy Science for a Bachelor’s. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school situated in Brookings, South Dakota. It awarded 18 bachelors’s dairy science degrees in 2020-2021.
South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Dairy Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.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 tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,731. On top of their other funding sources, 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%.
Full South Dakota State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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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