2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Agriculture for a Master’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Agriculture for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 Missouri, there were 133 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,827 and $19,200 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Agriculture for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 3 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.

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 Missouri for Agriculture for a Master’s

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

Top 3 Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Missouri

1

Missouri State University - Springfield
Springfield, Missouri

5 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Agriculture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #1 spot on the list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s agriculture degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.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. To help with additional expenses, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri State University - Springfield does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Veteran Student Life Report

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Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, Missouri

168 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Agriculture for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Missouri State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Northwest Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Maryville, Missouri. It awarded 1 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwest also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.Among the 7,267 students enrolled at Northwest, 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. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Northwest Missouri State University Veteran Student Life Report

3

Lincoln University
Jefferson City, Missouri

97 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$2,844 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Missouri for Agriculture for a Master’s. This small school is located in Jefferson City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LU Missouri, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking.According to our most recent data, LU Missouri supports 2,012 students, and 97 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 39 are 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. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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

Footnotes

• *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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