2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southwest region, there were 884 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,893 and $20,455 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree vets studying agriculture.
Top 9 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 15 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
SHSU also made our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 21,912 students enrolled at Sam Houston State University, 1,092 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 496 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,097. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Sam Houston State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State also made our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2.Among the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State University, 2,559 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s list. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying agriculture list, OSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 24,535 students enrolled at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus, 1,038 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 439 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,226. During this same period, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Stephenville, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying agriculture list, Tarleton has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 14,016 students enrolled at Tarleton, 755 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 317 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,304. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Tarleton offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Stephen F Austin State University supports 12,620 students, and 427 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 177 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,500. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Stephen F Austin State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 27 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying agriculture list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M University - Commerce supports 12,249 students, and 594 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 337 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,401. 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.
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Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 10 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Kingsville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Texas A&M Kingsville supports 6,932 students, and 215 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 96 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,743. 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.
Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville Veteran Student Life Report
West Texas A&M University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s list. Located in Canyon, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying agriculture list, West Texas A&M University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 10,036 students enrolled at West Texas A&M University, 446 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 191 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,617. 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.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Agriculture for a Master’s ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus, 620 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Mexico State University - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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