2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
408
Degrees Awarded
$10,400
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for an Associate” ranking.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 884 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 408 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the agriculture program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 Southwest Region for Agriculture for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma Panhandle State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Goodwell, Oklahoma, and it awarded 22 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
OPSU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 1,337 students enrolled at OPSU, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,319. 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 Oklahoma Panhandle State University]](/colleges/oklahoma-panhandle-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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