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2023 Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

4 Ranked Colleges
259 Degrees Awarded
$31,151 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Tennessee, there were 283 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,151 and $21,560 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 259 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,466 and $26,819 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general agriculture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 4 Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Tennessee

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. UT Martin is located in Martin, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.

UT Martin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Among the 7,117 students enrolled at UT Martin, 234 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 138 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,843. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Martin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Tennessee Tech University also made our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #3.Among the 10,177 students enrolled at Tennessee Tech University, 403 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 229 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,510. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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 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%.

Full Tennessee Tech University Veteran Student Life Report

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Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Peay State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized school located in Clarksville, Tennessee that handed out 44 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Austin Peay State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.Among the 10,272 students enrolled at Austin Peay State University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Austin Peay State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Tennessee for Agriculture for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list.According to our most recent data, Tennessee State University supports 7,615 students, and 249 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 102 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,829. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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