2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Agriculture

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Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Agriculture. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 45 ’s international agriculture degrees in 2020-2021.

Iowa State also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 814 of the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State University were GI Bill® students, of which 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,933. To help with additional expenses, 9 students received scholarships 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 89%. 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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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Agriculture that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s international agriculture degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 4 of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships 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%.

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Dordt University
Sioux Center, Iowa

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for International Agriculture that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified ’s international agriculture students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region vets studying international agriculture list, Dordt has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 1,662 students enrolled at Dordt University, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,218. On top of their other funding sources, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dordt University 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%.

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