2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s” 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 the Plains States region, there were 418 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,991 and $18,919 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s”.
Top 4 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 19 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 690 of the 25,108 students enrolled at UNL were GI Bill® students, of which 344 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. On top of their other funding sources, 79 students received scholarships 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nebraska - Lincoln]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri State is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Missouri State University - Springfield supports 23,505 students, and 5 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 4 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,830. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri State University - Springfield offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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 be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s list. Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s agriculture degrees to qualified students.
Northwest also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Among the 7,267 students enrolled at Northwest Missouri State University, 168 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 68 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,773. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northwest Missouri State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Northwest Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Agriculture for a Master’s. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s agriculture students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree vets studying agriculture list, LU Missouri has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 97 of the 2,012 students enrolled at LU Missouri were GI Bill® students, of which 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,844. 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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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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