2023 Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
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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 Illinois for Agriculture for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Agriculture is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 312 agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality agriculture programs as well as strong veteran support.
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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Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agriculture for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agriculture for a Master’s”.
Top 1 Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Illinois
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Illinois for Agriculture for a Master’s. Illinois State is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 6 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Illinois State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking.Of the 20,720 students enrolled at Illinois State University, 530 were 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Illinois State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Illinois State University]](/colleges/illinois-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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