2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Master’s
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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Far Western US region, there were 392 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,661 and $23,608 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.
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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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree vets studying agriculture.
Top 3 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.According to our most recent data, Washington State University supports 31,159 students, and 83 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 53 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,702. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Master’s. Cal Poly Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly Pomona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.Of the 30,014 students enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 17 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,486. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Cal Poly Pomona 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Agriculture for a Master’s. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo supports 22,440 students, and 268 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 128 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,027. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.
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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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