2023 Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,370 people earned their degree in general agriculture, making the major the 157th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,894 and had an average of $20,543 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 261 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,503 and $18,124 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 20 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general 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 the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. Cobleskill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s agriculture degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Cobleskill also made our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1.According to our most recent data, SUNY Cobleskill supports 2,079 students, and 60 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 31 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,321. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Agriculture for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Morrisville State College is a small public school situated in Morrisville, New York. It awarded 4 associates’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Morrisville State College also made our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 2,486 students enrolled at Morrisville State College, 71 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,293. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships 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 Morrisville State College]](/colleges/morrisville-state-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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