2023 Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
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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 New York for Agriculture for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Agriculture is the 157th most popular major in the country with 3,370 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New York, there were 91 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,418 and $13,498 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,256 and $16,406 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Agriculture for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs as well as strong veteran support.
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 New York for Agriculture for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new york associate degree vets studying agriculture.
Top 2 Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in New York
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Agriculture for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Cobleskill landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Cobleskill is located in Cobleskill, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Cobleskill not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in New York” list.Among the 2,079 students enrolled at SUNY Cobleskill, 60 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,321. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. SUNY Cobleskill does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New York for Agriculture for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Morrisville State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Morrisville, New York, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new york associate degree vets studying agriculture list, Morrisville State College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Associate Degree Schools in New York” ranking.Among the 2,486 students enrolled at Morrisville State College, 71 are 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. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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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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