2023 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
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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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Agriculture for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Minnesota, there were 37 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. 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 Minnesota for Agriculture for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Agriculture for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Agriculture for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ridgewater College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Agriculture for an Associate. This small school is located in Willmar, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our minnesota associate degree vets studying agriculture list, Ridgewater College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.According to our most recent data, Ridgewater College supports 3,176 students, and 38 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 25 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,506. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ridgewater College]](/colleges/ridgewater-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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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