2023 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$20,900
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Illinois for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 312 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 258 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,117 and $25,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent agriculture programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree vets studying agriculture.
Top 3 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 172 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 20,720 students enrolled at Illinois State, 530 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 163 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,997. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
SIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list.Of the 11,366 students enrolled at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Illinois University Carbondale does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SIUC]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 75 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Among the 7,490 students enrolled at WIU, 330 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 62 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,652. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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 Western Illinois University]](/colleges/western-illinois-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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