2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 261 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great agriculture 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 agriculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The agriculture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Cobleskill. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate. SUNY Cobleskill is a small public school situated in Cobleskill, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Cobleskill, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 2,079 students enrolled at SUNY Cobleskill, 60 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,321. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SUNY Cobleskill]](/colleges/suny-college-of-agriculture-and-technology-at-cobleskill/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morrisville State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate list. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Morrisville State College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 2,486 students enrolled at Morrisville State College, 71 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,293. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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