2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Iowa for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in agriculture, making the major the 202nd most popular in the United States.
Across Iowa, there were 28 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,980 and $30,839 respectively.
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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the agriculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 Iowa for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 1 Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Iowa
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dordt University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Iowa for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. Dordt is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Dordt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking.Of the 1,662 students enrolled at Dordt, 13 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,218. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dordt offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Dordt]](/colleges/dordt-college/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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